: Inspired by a crime show on television, three men thought they had executed the perfect murder plan when they buried alive a 40-year-old Delhi businessman a few days ago. However, a combination of ground-level policing and forensic examinations helped crack the case and arrest the suspects.
The victim, Faimuddin, was a resident of North-East Delhi’s Welcome, and was into the land-filling business.
A few months ago, he had provided his services to a man named Safal, who chose to pay Rs. 30,000 less than what was decided.
Faimuddin had approached him several times to recover the dues, but each time he would be slapped and misbehaved with, said the police. Faimuddin got his revenge when Safal, 24, visited him a few weeks ago and again requested his service.
“Safal agreed and demanded Rs. 5,000 as advance. When he received the cash, he refused to fill Safal’s land saying he had only recovered a portion of his dues,” said AK Singla, DCP (North-East).
Plan hatched
That had left Safal infuriated and seeking revenge. He roped in his cousin, Deepak, and an associate, Vipin, to eliminate Faimuddin. As per their plan, Safal lured the victim away from his home on June 28 on the pretext of sorting out their monetary dispute.
Instead, they abducted the victim and dumped him in Safal’s Alto car and drove him to a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur. On the way, they tied him up with ropes and thrashed him badly.
The police said the culprits had planned to bury Faimuddin in a sugarcane field owned by Deepak. “The killers were inspired by a crime show on television. They thought that no trace would be left if a man was buried in an unknown agricultural field,” said a senior investigator.
Once they reached Hapur, Faimuddin lay bleeding and unconscious in the car while the accused men dug a pit. They then dragged out Fahimuddin and buried him. “There was a lot of mud in the victim’s wind pipe and lungs. That happens only when a person is still breathing while being buried,” explained the DCP.
Clever tactic
A day later, Safal and Deepak got themselves caught under the Arms Act to escape murder charges. They were imprisoned at Dasna Jail in U.P.
In Delhi, meanwhile, Faimuddin’s family had approached the police with a missing person complaint the very next day he was killed. His wife told the police about Safal speaking to him about some deals.
When the police got to know that Safal was in jail, they sent his Alto car for forensic examination. Blood stains were found on the vehicle’s seat and boot.
A police team then interrogated the suspects at the Dasna Jail, where they allegedly confessed to committing the murder. At their instance, the victim’s decomposing body was dug out, and their third accomplice, Vipin, arrested.
