A 30-year-old man, Krishna, a native of Darbhanga (Bihar), was hacked to death in Mussoorie by his 21-year-old younger brother, Santosh. Police informed that monetary dispute led to the murder. They were living in the slum area located at Barakaichi. Both were rag pickers. Police arrested the accused, Santosh. He will be produced in the court on Wednesday.
Mussoorie Police Station in-charge inspector Harendra Bhandari said police got the information about the incident at 4.30 am on Tuesday. Police rushed to the spot, recovered the body and sent it for postmortem.
Bhandari said that along with his parents, wife and brother, Krishna used to live in a slum area located at Barakaichi, Mussoorie. Krishna, who used to consume liquor daily, demanded money from his mother for buying liquor on Monday.
When his younger brother protested, the argument took an ugly turn and Santosh hit his brother with a spade which resulted in his death. later, Krishna’s wife registered a complaint. Santosh was arrested and a case under appropriate sections of IPC was registered in the Musssoorie police station, he added.