Police on Friday arrested two contract killers in connection with the murder of garment trader Subhash Yadav in East Delhi’s Shakarpur area last week.
Accused, identified as Nabab Ali from Mayur Vihar and Nakul from Geeta Colony, revealed during interrogation that they got a contract of Rs 2 lakh from the lenders and financers to murder Yadav.
Both are noted criminals and have been previously involved in several criminal cases, said police.
On September 18, the Shakarpur Police got information from Walia Nursing Home regarding a dead body. During the investigation, it was found that the deceased was a cloth merchant and owed about Rs 5 crore to his lenders.
Due to loss in his business, he was not able to return the money and was avoiding their phone calls, said police, adding th at he was also reportedly planning to shift to Bangalore.
Three different teams were constituted and finally the duo were nabbed, along with one black scooty without number plate, which was used in the crime.