The Delhi Police on Saturday arrested two men for allegedly stabbing a man to death after he kept asking for the money he had lent them. The incident was reported on Wednesday.
The accused have been identified as Sheikh Rahim (28) a resident of the same colony and Sheikh Ramjan (35), a resident of Rajeev Nagar, Bhaslwa Dairy.
Ramjan is a junk dealer while Rahim is a rag picker and they do not have any pervious crime cases registered against them, police said, adding that they killed Mohammad Mukeen alias Aakash of Swami Shardhanand Colony on Wednesday.
According to Gaurav Sharma, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Outer North district, police received information regarding the killing of a man in Gali No-1, near landfill site, Bhalswa Dairy on Wednesday at around 1.15 pm following which a police team rushed to the spot.
"After reaching the spot, the blood-drenched body of a male with multiple stab injuries over neck, face and stomach was found. The deceased was identified and it surfaced that he too had a criminal background," said the DCP.
"During investigation, police got a tip-off that Ramjan and Rahim were seen together just before the incident. They were arrested and during interrogation, the accused revealed that Mukeen had lent some money to the accused and nowadays, he was asking for his money," said the DCP.
"The accused also had a brawl over the issue with Mukeen. On Wednesday afternoon, Mukeem entered an abandoned place where the accused persons overpowered him and stabbed him multiple times due to which he died," said the DCP.
"Police have recovered blood-stained clothes and a dagger used in crime from possession of the accused," said the DCP adding that further investigation is going on.