With the arrest of a 34-year-old man, the Delhi Police on Wednesday claimed to have solved an attempt to murder case wherein the accused had fired upon a man, along with his two associates, after he suspected him of having illicit relationship with his wife and sister in law.
The accused, identified as Jitender alias Jitu, a resident of Delhi’s Najafgarh area used to work as masonry contractor with the victim Nabodh Kumar for many years. Police said the partnership in business between the duo fell out a year ago after the victim expressed his liking for the accused’s sister-in-law. “Jitu was also miffed with the victim as he was losing work because of the competition since both parted ways,” said police.
According to Anto Alphonse, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Dwarka District, on June 18, specific information was obtained that one of the assailants who is involved in firing and stabbing a young man, a week ago, will be coming on his blue colour motorcycle near Balli Farm, Paprawat Village to pick his family in pursuant of his plan to flee to Mumbai with family.
“The team swung into action and a trap was setup. The accused was intercepted and overpowered by the team. During interrogation, the accused revealed that the victim was having an illicit affair with his wife due to which their partnership had broken up. He was also the source of competition due to which the accused was incurring financial losses. So he along with two of his associates, Rajbir alias Billy and Santosh, for Rs. 50,000/- to eliminate Nabodh Kumar,” said the DCP.
“According to the plan, they lured Nabodh Kumar to an isolated spot alongside drain near Paprawat Village. There while all four were having cold drinks and snacks, Rajbir fired upon Nabodh with country made pistol and Santosh attacked Nabodh Kumar with knife. They fled the spot after injuring the victim,” said the DCP.