The East District police on Thursday claimed to have cracked the sensational murder of a jewellery designer who was shot dead inside his house on Monday in East Delhi’s laxmi Nagar area. Three persons have been arrested with regard to the case; the killers were allegedly hired by the dead man’s elder brother to settle a long-standing property dispute.
The incident had taken place on Monday morning around 9.30 am when two men reached the residence of Rakesh Thakur on a bike and without taking off their crash helmets, knocked on the door. As soon as he opened the door, the assailants shot him thrice at point-blank range. He was rushed to lNJP Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
During investigation, police found a motorcycle abandoned near Yadav Nursing parking, GRD Nagar which was used by the murderers to get away. “When the investigating officer analysed the CCTV footage of the nearby place, the assailants were seen fleeing in a car. The car was tracked down to a parking lot in Khajuri Khas where Vinod Kumar, alias Chhotu, who ran the parking lot, was arrested,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Ajay Kumar. On the basis of a disclosure made by him, two other accused persons namely Bhupinder, alias Bhuppi and Ajay were also arrested. “During interrogation, it came to fore that Rajesh, the elder brother of the deceased, had conspired with Vinod and others to kill his younger brother with whom he had a prolonged property dispute,” added Kumar.
Vinod had roped in Bhupinder and Ajay and carried out the daylight murder. The killers were promised a hefty amount for this killing. Further investigation is on to unearth the plot and to arrest the remaining accused, police said.