Ashoka Garden police have nabbed an 18-year-old youth who along with his friends stabbed a youth who was in relationship with his childhood love; accused was nabbed from ISBT in the evening on Wednesday.
The accused identified as Ram Thakur alias Ritesh was arrested by the police after receiving information about him in the evening in Govindpura area. The deceased Ajay Dubey was in relationship with the girl for long time while the accused was in love from school time.
The reason behind the murder was friendship with other men and when he spotted her with other men he told her to mend her ways but she continued to meet which frustrated her and he decided to kill her.
On the day of the murder when the accused with the help of friends informed the deceased to meet and talk over the issue and unaware of the ill-intentions deceased arrived at the spot and during the discussion accused went violent and along with his friends he attacked the deceased and attacked him in his neck.
The injured deceased was rushed to National hospital where he was declared dead. A case under section 302 of the IPC was registered against the accused and his accomplices.
During the investigation police found that the deceased was in relationship with the girl whom the accused used to love.
The accused interacted with the deceased over facebook to confirm their relationship which the deceased confirmed and after the deceased confirmed his relationship accused started to threaten him and on January 6 called deceased to meet near Prabhat Petrol pump square. The friends of the accused who helped him in the crime would be nabbed. The accused is preparing for competition exams and is a resident of Khurai of Sagar.