The Delhi Police on Sunday arrested four more men in connection with the killing of 25-year-old Rinku Sharma in outer Delhi’s Mangolapuri area. They were nabbed by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police which is currently probing the case.

The accused have been identified as Deen Mohammad (40), Dilshan (22), Fayaiz (21) and Faizan (21), all residents of Mangolapuri. In total, nine men have been arrested in connection with the incident so far.

According to Anil Mittal, the Additional Public Relation Officer (APRO) of Delhi Police, after examination of witnesses and CCTV, crime branch team probing the case has arrested four more men in connection with the killing of Rinku Sharma.

“The accused were identified and arrested based on a footage where they could be seen attacking Sharma,” he said.

A day after the fifth accused was arrested in connection with the killing of Sharma, the police had transferred the case to the crime branch.

According to police, on the night of February 10, when both the victim and the accused men were attending a birthday party, an argument broke out between them over their food joints in Rohini.

They also allegedly slapped and threatened each other at the party, following which they left. The two parties had similar tussles over the same issue sometime back as well, police had said.

Later, the four men went to Sharma’s house where the victim along with his elder brother were already standing outside with sticks. A scuffle broke out between the two sides again during which the accused stabbed Sharma and fled from the spot, a senior police officer had said.

Sharma’s brother Mannu (19), however, had alleged that Rinku Sharma was killed as he was actively participating in the donation drive for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

However, the Delhi Police had denied any communal angle to the murder and said the fight at the birthday party took place over a business rivalry.