On Thursday Chola Mandir police nabbed a 35-year-old habitual criminal for killing a 30-year-old man on December 5, 2016 near Chola Oil Depot under Chola Mandir police station area; deceased was killed after he refused to sell his motorbike to the accused.
According to the police Shekhar lodhi was nabbed for stabbing the deceased Manjeet Ahirwar in the month of December last year.
In the initial investigation the police were not able to narrow down on the accused but in the later investigations based on the evidences found during the investigation the accused was detained and questioned and he confessed to the crime.
The accused told the police that on the day of the murder he spotted the deceased alone and chased him and stopped him near Hari Mazar area and asked the victim to sell his motorbike but the deceased refused to sell the bike, enraged over the refusal the accused attacked with a sharp edged weapon and after injuring the deceased he again asked for selling the bike but the deceased remained firm and warned him that he would not sell the bike and report the incident to police but before he could inform police the accused stabbed him to death.
During the investigation police found that another motorbike was spotted near the spot and the person on the bike was fighting with the deceased but no one witnessed the killing of the deceased. later a shirt button was found from the spot which was of shirt of accused and when he was questioned he confirmed the killing.
Police said that the accused has been booked for 11 crimes in the past and was released recently on bail.
The accused used to work with a Fair Price Shop while the victim used to work as mechanic.