Panchsheel Park murder: Accused wanted to impress woman, assumed bizman stayed alone, say police

Sikarwar, who came from a mediate people household successful Gwalior, determination to Delhi successful hunt of a occupation aft finishing his schooling. He would soon onshore a occupation with Bunkmates, a backpacker hostel for travellers, arsenic a caretaker.

The hostel was located connected the 3rd level of Alagh’s three-storeyed house. In 2020, owed to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, the concern unopen down and Sikarwar recovered himself without a job.

The constabulary said Sikarwar had precocious met a pistillate who works astatine a South Delhi mall. “He soon developed feelings for her. However, she has a well-paying occupation and was not precise impressed with Sikarwar,” said an officer.

The serviceman added, “Sikarwar said the pistillate told him that she would see starting a narration with him but connected the information that helium starts earning more.”

“Fuelled by this ambition, helium decided to burgle the location of a well-to-do family. He considered Alagh’s location to beryllium an casual people due to the fact that helium not lone knew the layout of the location but besides assumed that helium stayed alone… When Sikarwar entered the location connected Sunday night, helium did not cognize that his sons stayed with him,” the serviceman said.

On Sunday, sources successful the constabulary said Sikarwar had snuck into the compound of Alagh’s location astir 9 p.m. and hid for astatine slightest six hours earlier entering it. “He entered the location precocious astatine night. When helium was trying to bargain the articles, the deceased woke up, resulting successful a scuffle betwixt them. He attacked the deceased with a knife, which resulted successful his death,” said DCP (South) Ankit Chauhan.

A root successful the constabulary said Sikarwar planned to unfastened his ain concern with the wealth stolen from Alagh’s house. “Before the burglary attempt, Sikarwar would besides gamble wealth online,” the root added.

Sikarwar, who hails from Madhya Pradesh, was arrested from West Delhi’s Moti Nagar wherever helium was moving arsenic a cook. He allegedly stabbed Alagh astir 25-30 times connected his face, chest, cervix and abdomen. Alagh was recovered dormant successful a excavation of humor connected the level of his chamber Monday by his son.