South West Delhi was rocked with two murders reported from Bijwasan and Chhawla areas. In the first incident, a man was allegedly murdered by his elder brother on Monday morning as the latter suspected him of having an illicit relationship with his wife. In the second incident, a property dealer was shot dead in Bijwasan area.
Police said , the deceased, identified as Rakesh Kumar (23) was killed by his elder brother, Pramod (25) in their house at Chhawla area. An enraged accused hammered his young brother to death, said police. The accused told police when he woke up around 3.30 am, he didn't find his wife in his room. He roamed in the house looking for her but couldn't find her, he said.
When he knocked on the door of Rakesh's room, there was no answer for a long time. After persistent knocks, Rakesh opened the door and Pramod saw his wife in his brother's room, said the officer.
Pramod lost his temper but the other family members pacified him and everyone went back to their rooms. later, Pramod got up and allegedly killed Rakesh by hitting him continuously on his head with a rod. A call to the police was made and a team came over to the house and arrested Pramod from the spot, police said.
Meanwhile in another incident, a 40-year-old man, who was a property dealer, was shot dead by unidentified people outside his house.
According to a senior police official, the deceased has been identified as Sonu Rana, who used to dupe people by taking their money and not returning it. Police suspect Rana's brothers behind his murder as they had estranged relations.
"We have registered a case under section 302( punishment for murder) IPC and further investigation in the matter is on," said DCP, south-west district, Surender Kumar.
On Monday evening around 3:45 pm, a group of men came to the victim's house to enquire about him.
"Rana's wife came out and asked the people their purpose of meeting him, to which the men replied they wanted to see a property for rent. Immediately after Rana came out with his wife, the men started firing at him," said the official.
Both Rana and his wife collapsed to the ground. The accused men, who had come on bikes, fled the spot. A team of policemen reached the spot after a PCR call and took Rana and his wife to the nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival. Rana's wife is still in a critical condition.