Delhi Police arrested a 19-year-old boy and apprehended a 17-year old boy for their involvement in the murder of a 54-year-old Assistant Security Officer of the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) at Azadpur Mandi in Northwest Delhi's Mahindra Park area on September 13. The accused had shot dead the ASO as the juvenile was insulted and pushed out of the Mandi by the deceased a day before the murder.
Milind Dumbere, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) said, “Two youths- 19-year-old love alias labbu has been arrested while 17-year-old boy has been apprehended.” With their arrest, police have nabbed the weapon of offence, bike and a towel used by the accused to remove blood stains from their clothes.
Sumer Singh, the deceased was shot at by unidentified men in the presence of other employees of the APMC. Police said that Singh used to work as the Assistant Security Officer. His job was to regulate and monitor the influx of trucks which came at the Azadpur Mandi.
On the night of September 13, Singh was called for emergency duty. Standing under the shade of shed number 5, employees of the APMC, standing some 20 meters away heard sounds of crackers bursting.”On reaching the spot, somewhere between shed no 5 and 6, we found that Sumer Singh was bleeding profusely,” said one of the employees. Singh was rushed to Max hospital in Shalimar Bagh where he succumbed to injuries.
DCP said that the during the course of investigation, locals were questioned and CCTV footages were analysed.”Based on one of the CCTV footage, police identified two persons who were seen fleeing from the crime scene. The footage was shown to the staff who directed the team and assisted in nabbing the culprits.
While love alias labbu was arrested from his house in Jahangirpuri. At his instance, the juvenile was apprehended.With the apprehension of the juvenile, weapon of crime and vehicle used in the crime were also recovered,” said the officer. Investigators said that during investigation, they found that the father of the 17-year-old uses to work as a vendor in the Azadpur mandi. Since father of the accused was not keeping well, he started working.
On the day of the murder, Sumer Singh, the victim was not allowing the juvenile to enter due to heavy traffic jam.
The accused revealed that he was coming from the wrong side. Irked for not allowing him to come, the juvenile got into heated scuffle with the victim and was eventually pushed out of the mandi.
“Feeling insulted, the juvenile shared about the incident with his friend love and they hatched a plan to kill Singh.
The accused claimed that we have taken a vow that we would not let see Singh the light of next morning. As per the plan, on the next morning they reached Mandi on a bike of JCl.
They both went inside the Mandi on foot while their motorcycle was parked on the service road near Peer baba gate. Both the accused started searching for the deceased.
On finding him ear Ganna Mandi, the accused juvenile fired at him from close range. After firing, the juvenile ran out of the Mandi while labbu went of the Mandi in brisk walking,” said the officer.