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Police officers astatine the Panchsheel Park residence of the unfortunate connected Wednesday. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
Four days aft a elder national was recovered murdered astatine his residence successful Panchsheel Park, a erstwhile cook, who allegedly broke into the location for burglary but fatally stabbed the unfortunate aft helium “woke up and recognised him”, was arrested Thursday, constabulary said.
Abhay, the accused, was employed arsenic a navigator with the household successful 2020. He allegedly stabbed the victim, 64-year-old Rohit Kumar Alagh, astir 25-30 times connected his face, chest, cervix and abdomen. The businessman was recovered dormant successful a excavation of humor connected the level successful his chamber Monday by his youngest son.
According to the police, the accused allegedly decided to rob the family after his plans to find a occupation successful the Old Delhi country failed. He allegedly slashed the room nett to participate the house. As helium allegedly began to bargain things, Alagh woke up. A panicked Abhay allegedly stabbed the unfortunate aggregate times and past fled successful a hurry since it was dawn and radical could person noticed. While fleeing, the accused stole a integer video recorder (DVR), which helium aboriginal threw successful a drain adjacent Hauz Khas. Police person recovered the DVR.
Police said the accused was well-versed with the operation of the house, including its introduction and exit points, arsenic good arsenic the determination of the DVR.
Police analysed respective CCTV footage and managed to pursuit down the autobus successful which the accused was travelling to nab him. Earlier, they had recovered blood-soaked footprints connected the level that did not lucifer with anyone who resided astatine the residence.
On Monday, the incidental came to airy erstwhile the car cleaner came for the keys but the unfortunate failed to unfastened the door. Soon, the younger son, who was successful the adjacent room, opened the doorway to springiness the keys to the cleaner, helium noticed his begetter was lying connected the floor.
Alagh stayed astatine a three-storey location successful Panchsheel Park’s S block. His elder son, a cook and the proprietor of a well-known eatery successful Hauz Khas, lives connected the 3rd level with his family. While Alagh utilized to enactment connected the crushed level with his younger son, a freelance musician, the archetypal level is occupied by tenants. The 2nd level of the location is locked.
As per the series of events established by the constabulary truthful far, Alagh returned location from a section Panchsheel Club astir 12 am. Around 12.40 am, 1 of his sons ordered a pizza. Later, Alagh retired to his country to sleep.
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