Haryana Police on Saturday claimed to have succeeded in cracking a murder case with the arrest of one member of a gang which used to offer lift to people on highways and then loot them by offering them drinks laced with intoxicants.
A spokesman of the Police Department said that on April 12, this year, the Sonepat Police got information that an unidentified body was lying near the Devdu bypass. The police swung into action and on April 24, identified the deceased as Ram lal, a resident of Chalal, district Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.
With the help of the research team and police network, the accused, who has been identified as Harikesh, a resident of Angrawa, was traced and arrested from Delhi border. The accused admitted to committing the crime. Harikesh confessed that he, along with his associates, had offered lift to the deceased in Toyota Innova car on GT Road between Karnal and Delhi and given him intoxicants mixed in a beverage. later, they snatched his wallet, ring and mobile phone and crushed him under their car.
The spokesman said the police had taken the accused on remand for seven days after producing him in the court. During the interrogation, the accused admitted that three to four months ago, he, along with his associates, had committed such incidents.