Three miscreants were nabbed for killing a 31-year-old man near Prem Nagar under Chhola Mandir police station area; deceased was killed suspecting relationship with the sister of one of the accused.
According to the police, the deceased was found in an unconscious state late in the night on Sunday and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
A police team rushed to the spot and started investigation and in the initial investigation found that three miscreants have attacked the deceased and nabbed them. The three accused were identified Ashok Jathav, Sanju Jathav and Brijendra.
The main accused Ashok suspected relationship of his sister with the deceased. Deceased’s father is retired police personnel. The deceased used to work with RO Company and was killed on his way to home.
Police said that the accused have heated exchange of words after they failed to convince the deceased to stay away from his sister in the past and later they decided to kill the deceased.
Superintendent of police Bhopal (North) Arvind Saxena said that the swift action based on the suspicion raised by deceased’s brother Amit helped in nabbing the accused who were detained and when quizzed they confessed the crime.
The deceased was attacked with sharp edged weapon and sustained injuries in his abdomen, back, neck which proved fatal for him. The sharp edged weapons have been recovered from the possession.
The accused were aware of the routine of the deceased that he used to leave for the office in the morning and would return at around 12 in the night. They chose to attack him during his return from the office and escaped the spot.
After the preliminary investigation, the body was sent for the post mortem. The police have registered a case under section 302 of the IPC.