The Delhi Police has arrested a student, Aakash (21), of the Delhi Technological University (DTU) for allegedly killing a 31-year-old teacher — Ankit Sagar — at his tuition centre in North-West Delhi’s Mahendra Park earlier this week.
According to Aslam Khan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North-West district the accused is a resident of Jahangirpuri.
“During our investigation, the details of all the present and previous students of the tuition centre were taken and they were thoroughly interrogated. The relatives and friends of the deceased were also examined at great length to find out other angles also. Finally CCTV footage of the area was scanned and we got the picture of the accused. Aakash was found and arrested from his house in Jahangirpuri,” said the DCP.
“During interrogation, the accused said he was not comfortable seeing his friend talking to the deceased. He was over possessive for his friend. On Holi, Aakash went to Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, where he bought a country-made pistol. Since then, he had been planning to kill Ankit,” the DCP said.
“In early hours of Monday, Aakash went to the coaching institute wearing a pollution mask and a cap to conceal his identity. When Sagar entered the tuition centre, he shot in the head from back,” the DCP added.
“Aakash is a fourth-year student of the Delhi Technological University. Ankit’s brother used to teach Aakash and the woman was Ankit’s student. A country-made pistol, a bag, a mask and a cap, all used in the crime, were seized from his possession,” the DCP added.
Earlier, Ankit’s family members had alleged that he was in a relationship with a girl from another community and her brother had killed him.