1 detained in Kashmere Gate murder case

The police on Sunday managed to detain one of the two absconding servants employed by the now-deceased businessmen brothers — Raj Kumar Manchanda and Devendra Manchanda.

The siblings were found murdered at their shop in north Delhi’s Kashmere Gate, and are questioning him.

Motive was personal: cops

A senior police officer confirmed that one of the two servants had been detained and was being questioned. According to police sources, the motive behind the murder appeared to be personal as suggested by the brutality involved.

The brothers had been stabbed on the head and neck multiple times.

The police, however, have ruled out robbery as the motive. This is because the brothers’ money and jewellery had not been taken away.

The family said that both the brothers had left home in the morning, Raj Kumar leaving an hour after Devendra citing some pending work.

A senior police officer said that the men had gone to their shop.

The family, which was concerned after several calls to the brothers went unanswered, reached the shop to find it locked from the inside.

They then called the police, who discovered the bodies lying next to each other after breaking open the door.

‘Planned murder’

The police then launched a search for the employees working at the store.

They were informed that Maqsood and Sonu were missing.

Without disclosing which of the two was detained, the police said that it had come to the fore that they planned and executed the murder. However, the police are looking for confirmation on this.

The last rites of the brothers were done on Sunday.