One held for killing man over ‘tricking’ him into eating beef

A man was arrested for allegedly killing his 31-year-old co-worker who “deceitfully” fed him beef and taunted him repeatedly over it, officials here said on Wednesday. The accused, Virendra, a resident of the Solapur police station area, was arrested on Saturday night from his maternal uncle’s house, Sindhora Station House Officer (SHO) Gyanendra Kumar Tripathi said.

The body of the victim, Aftab Alam, a resident of Bihar, was found on January 8 in Mahagaon village under suspicious circumstances, with blood seen coming out from his mouth and nose, the SHO added. Following suspicions raised by the victim’s family, police launched an investigation. Scrutiny of Alam’s bank accounts revealed money transfers to the account of Virendra, Tripathi said.

“An examination of CCTV footage from an ATM showed Virendra with Aftab,” he added. During interrogation, Virendra told police that he had worked with Aftab in Bengaluru, where Aftab allegedly fed him beef without his knowledge and later taunted him about it in front of their friends, which led him to plan the revenge, the SHO said.