Three people were killed in three separate areas in the past 24 hours in Trans- Yamuna area, including Jafrabad, Sonia Vihar and Krishna Nagar areas.
In the first incident a 32-year-old man was killed while his wife sustained severe injuries after they were attacked allegedly by a group of eight persons at their residence in Jafrabad area on Wednesday.
The prime suspect in the case is a youth who used to harass the wife of the deceased, identified as Surendra Yadav, and had been warned by him several times, said a police official.
The group barged into the residence of the victim around 1.30 AM and attacked Yadav’s wife with knives. When Yadav came to her rescue, the accused men stabbed him multiple times and then smothered him with a pillow to confirm that he was dead, he said. Yadav’s wife raised an alarm. But by the time, neighbours could rush to their apartment, the assailants fled the scene. A neighbour called up the police and the couple was rushed to a hospital, where Yadav was declared brought dead, police said. The couple used to stay as tenants at the house of Dimple earlier but due to his bad behaviour they moved to new house in the same locality. The hunt is on to nab Dimple.
In second incident, a 22-year-old man was found dead at his rented accommodation in Sonia Vihar area on Tuesday night. The victim Ramzan was a native of Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Police said his friend, who would often stay with him, is absconding after the incident and they suspect his involvement in the murder.
Police said it seemed Ramzan was smothered to death by a pillow. He may have been killed about three days ago.
In the third incident, 50-year-old man was murdered by his cousin in Krishna Nagar area on Tuesday night. The victim identified as Sarabjeet Singh, was a native of Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh and worked at a garment factory in the locality. Police said he and his cousin Ram Asrey had alcohol together at latter’s house last night during which an argument broke out and in a fit of rage he hit him with a blunt object on the head. Police said Ram Asrey fled from the spot.