A 22-year-old youth was found murdered under mysterious circumstances at the backside of a police station in Northwest Delhi’s Netaji Subhash Place area on Monday morning. According to police, the deceased has been identified as Chetan Singh.
Sources said police have apprehended a juvenile in connection with the murder. Police further said they suspect that a group of youths were involved in the crime.” During preliminary investigations, the motive behind the murder appears to be personal rivalry. We have registered a case under relevant Sections of the IPC and investigation is on,” said a senior police official.
The incident came to light on Monday morning when a passerby found Chetan lying in a pool of blood at the back side of a police station. A police official involved in the probe said Chetan had left his home in the Netaji Subhash Place area on Sunday afternoon. “Before leaving, he called someone. Sources said that Chetan worked at a jeans retail shop in Gandhi Nagar area in East Delhi,” he said.
Police said in the preliminary investigation, it appears that Chetan was brutally thrashed and that his head was hit with a wooden stick or a heavy stone. Sources said a brawl took place between Chetan and his friends, who were allegedly in an inebriated state.
Police said they have sent the victim’s body for post-mortem to ascertain whether he was intoxicated or not at the time of the murder.
Police said they have registered a case at the Netaji Subhash Place police station under relevant sections of the IPC against unknown persons. Police further said they are questioning the family members and friends of the victim. Police said they are questioning the juvenile to establish the exact reason behind the quarrel. Further investigation is underway.