Two arrested for murder

Man was strangulated, body dumped in Kapashera drain

The Delhi Police have arrested two persons for allegedly strangulating a man to death and dumping his body in a drain in south-west Delhi’s Kapashera on May 30. They were arrested on June 3.

Rudal allegedly confessed to having smothered Om Prakash following an argument and throwing his body in the drain with the help of his friend Prakash. The police had come across an unidentified body on May 30, which was taken for post-mortem. The cause of death was asphyxiation, after which investigation was taken up. “The victim’s photos were pasted on several walls in the area,” said a senior police officer.

Son comes looking

Meanwhile, the victim’s son came looking for him from Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, as his phone was switched off since May 30. He saw the posters and identified the body. “He told us that his father shared a room with Rudal in Haryana’s Dundahera,” said the officer, adding that Rudal tried to mislead them initially. “He later confessed that they were drinking on of May 30 and got into a scuffle. It ended with him smothering the victim.” Rudal called Prakash, who lives nearby, to help get rid of the body.

“They threw the body in Kapashera drain, which is 200 metres away from Dundahera,” said the police.