In a gory incident, two teenaged cousins were found stabbed to death inside the famous Japanese Park in Rohini district area on Tuesday night. According to police, the deceased have been identified as Aashu and Ankush, both were in the age group of 17-19 and students of Class X. Police said that they have arrested one person called Bobby, while three others have been detained for questioning.
“So far, we suspect that there are more than one person behind the double murders. There is love angle too as we have recovered a woman sandal from the spot,” said a senior police officer.
The incident was reported on Tuesday night around 8:30 pm when a passerby spotted a body of a youth lying in a pool of blood close to gate number 4 of the Japanese Park. Police sources said that the park is close to Prashant Vihar police picket and is manned by nine security guards.
On Valentine’s Day, since the Japanese Park is frequented by love birds, police were vigilant and were making repeated announcements on the loudspeakers telling couples to leave on time.
Once the passerby made the call to the PCR staff, a team of Prashant Vihar police rushed to the spot and found that the bodies of Ankush and Aashu 80 metres apart. On inspection, police found three mobile phones and a pair of sandals of a woman.
Father of Aashu Azad Singh said that around 6 pm, on Tuesday, Bobby, a youth who lives in their neighbourhood in Shiv Vihar area, came to their house and called out the two brothers. “The two left on his motorcycle saying that they will return shortly. I called Aashu at 6.45 pm. He said that he is coming home. An hour later, I was calling him repeatedly. At around 9.30 pm, on the 14th call, a policeman picked up Aashu’s mobile phone and informed me that my son and his cousin brother have been stabbed to death.”
Police said that Aashu suffered stab injuries on his stomach and chest while Ankush suffered more than 12 stab injuries all over his body. Police took the bodies to the mortuary of the nearby hospital where after post mortem examination, the bodies were handed over to victims’ families for last rites.
A senior police officer, privy to the case, said that they have arrested Bobby for questioning. “We have registered a case of murder under Section 30 of the Indian Penal Code at the Prashant Vihar police station. Investigation is on from all angles.”
The officer said that in the preliminary investigation, they are suspecting a love angle behind the double murder. Police said that they also suspect a personal enmity and illicit relationship as motives behind the gruesome murders.
“We are scanning the call detail records of Bobby as well as analysing the CCTV footage of the park to ascertain the identity of the accused. Further investigation is still on,” said Police.