A crime branch team of the Gurugram police have arrested four accused for allegedly killing a 19-year-old youth over a dispute over a mobile phone, police said.
The victim was identified as Ashish a resident of Bhangrola village of Gurugram, who was an auto driver.
The accused have been identified as Brijesh alias Rinku, Umesh alias Nahne Arvinder Kumar, all residents of Uttar Prades,h, and Siyasaran Sahu alias Sibbu of Madhya Pradesh.
According to the police, on December 22, they received information that a body of a person was lying in the water filled in the green belt of Dwarka Expressway near the village of Harsaru.
On receiving the information, the police team reached the spot and discovered the body. The spot was also inspected by the police's scene-of-crime, FSL and fingerprint teams.
"After inspection of the deceased and the spot, efforts were made by the police team to identify the deceased, as a result of which the deceased was identified as Ashish," Varun Dahiya, ACP (crime) said.
The deceased's father told the police through a written complaint that his son Ashish used to drive an auto on rent. His son had injury marks on his head and his neck was tied with a muffler. Some unknown person has murdered his son.
Based on his complaint, a case was registered under the relevant sections in Sector-10 police station, Gurugram.
During interrogation, a police team of Inspector Jagveer Singh, Incharge Crime Branch Palam Vihar, Gurugram, nabbed the accused on Thursday from Kankarola Road, Gurugram.
During police interrogation, it was found that the accused lived on rent in Kankarola. Brijesh was acquainted with Ashish, the deceased.
"Ashish had forcibly taken the mobile phone of accused Brijesh. After this, on the night of December 21 and 22, Brijesh, along with his other companions, went to meet Ashish in Bhangrola village,e, and there they had an altercation with Ashish.
After this, the accused hit Ashish on the head with a brick and put him in the auto and strangled him with a muffler and killed Ashish and threw the body in the green belt of Dwarka Expressway and fled," Dahiya said.
