A 23-year-old man killed his two roommates in National Capital’s Raghubir Nagar after allegedly being pressured by them to pay the rent of their accommodation for the period he was at his native place. Police said that they have arrested the accused Sakir, who fled to his village in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha after killing his roommates.
“The accused had been staying with Azam (45) and Amir Hasan (46) in a rented flat at Raghubir Nagar for which they were paying Rs. 4,000 per month. Azam and Amir were staying there since 1994,” said Deepak Purohit, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West district.
“Early this year, Sakir had gone to his village and stayed there for four months and returned to his accommodation in Delhi just 15 days back. But after his return, his roommates started pressuring him to pay the rent even for the four months that he stayed in his village,” said the DCP.
“This led to an argument following which the roommates of the accused abused him. Sakir got offended and wanted to take revenge when on the intervening night of August 30-31, while his roommates were asleep, he killed them and fled,” the DCP added.
“A Police Control Room (PCR) call was received a call about the incident on Monday and on reaching the spot, both Ajam and Amir were found dead with multiple stab injuries. The spot was inspected by the crime team as well as Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team from Rohini,” said the DCP.
“A case under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code was registered at Khayala police station and investigation revealed that Sakir, who was the prime suspect, was absconding. All the three roommates were engaged in sale of garlic in nearby areas,” said the DCP.
“Various police teams were formed and dispatched at all the possible hideouts. A team was also dispatched to his village and finally, he was nabbed there,” said the DCP.
“During interrogation, Sakir told police that he had gone to his village early this year and spent four months there. After his return, his roommates pressuring him to pay the rent for the four months, when he was at his village. An argument broke out during which the accused was also abused by his roommates which angered him and he decided to take revenge,” said the DCP.
“Sakir had killed both his roommates with a knife and hid the weapon and left for his village. However, he was arrested,” the DCP added.