Solving the murder case of 22-year-old Ravi Kumar, whose body was found near the forest area of Dhanas on Thursday, Chandigarh Police arrested father-in-law, Naresh Kumar and mother-in-law, Rekha of the deceased.
Three more accused are still absconding, said Sukhchain Singh Gill, SSP, UT police.
Police said the arrested accused have confessed to their crime and disclosed that the deceased Kumar had solemnized court marriage with their daughter without their consent. But as they wanted their daughter to marry Ashu, they murdered him.
On Tuesday evening, the victim went to take medicines with Naresh and Rekha at Dadu Majra. Instead of going to Dadu Majra, the duo took him to the forest area of Dhanas where they, along with Ashu and his two other accomplices, strangulated him and went back to their residence. The accused also smashed the face of the victim, to conceal his identity.
After the incident, the two informed Kumar’s family that he left for his elder brother’s residence in Sector-38 and will return in the morning. However, when he did not come back in morning, his parents lodged a complaint to the local police and started searching for him.
The dead body of deceased was found from the forest area and during the course of investigation in the matter, police interrogated Naresh and Rekha who confessed to their crime. Meanwhile Ashu and his two other accomplices are still absconding and efforts are being made to arrest them, added the SSP.