Two men were murdered by their friends in two separate incidents reported in the national Capital on Tuesday. Preliminary investigations by the police found that both the murders were triggered by trivial issues. While police managed to arrest one accused who murdered his friend over a session of binge in Mehrauli area of South Delhi.
Police arrested the accused identified as Suresh on the charges of murder after a case under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) registered at Mehrauli police station. While South East district police looking for the accused for his involvement in another case of murder that took place in Kalkaji area.
Police said that both the murders took place on late Monday night. In the first incident, 55-year-old Usman Khan, a scrap dealer was bludgeoned to death by his friend Suresh, at the latter’s rented apartment following an argument over monetary issues.
The incident took place in south Delhi’s Mehrauli area. Suresh (30) worked in a nearby sweet shop and lived at the rented accommodation. Khan, who was a resident of Taimoor Nagar, used to frequent Suresh’s place.An argument ensued between the two over some trifle issue. It soon turned violent when Suresh bludgeoned Khan to death.
The murder was reported to the police and the accused was arrested from the spot.In the second incident reported from Kalkaji area of South east Delhi, one Rajinder (22) was stabbed to death by his friend near his home. Police said there were at least 12 stab wounds on Rajinder’s body.
The killer has been identified and a case of murder has been registered at Kalkaji police station, a police official said. However, the police have not yet named the assailant.