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New Delhi: SIA employee killed by colleague over money
A 24-year-old man arrested for murder and burying his body in a courtyard near his house
New Delhi : A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his colleague at Survey of India and burying his body in a courtyard near his house in southwest Delhi’s RK Puram area,
The accused has been identified as Anish, a resident of RK Puram Sector-2, they said. Mahesh worked at the SIA office at Defence Officers Complex in Sarojini Nagar. According to police, Mahesh had loaned Anish Rs 9 lakh and was killed when he demanded his money back and berated Anish for splurging money on his girlfriend.
On August 29, RK Puram Police Station received a call from Mahesh’s brother Anesh, who said his brother was missing, a senior police officer said. He said his brother had left his house on August 28 around 12.30 pm and told his wife before leaving that he was going to meet his colleague Anish at RK Puram Sector 2, but never came back, the officer said.
Manesh said when he and his sister-in-law spoke to Anish about Mahesh, he said did meet Mahesh at his house, but he had left for his house after some time, police said. Anish even promised to help the family in their search for Mahesh.
Police in their investigation found Mahesh’s last location was Faridabad in Haryana. When they went there, they found no evidence of his being there. They began questioning several suspects, including Anish, who confessed to killing Mahesh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest) Manoj C said. According to the officer, Anish said Mahesh was harassing him for his money and even insulted him, so he decided to kill him.
He said when Mahesh’s wife called him to ask for his whereabouts, he told her Mahesh had come and left leaving his car behind with him, the DCP said. On the day he went missing, Mahesh received a call from Anish, who invited him to his house in RK Puram. When he came, Anish killed him, and buried his body near his house where sewer work was taking place. At his instance, police recovered Mahesh’s body from near his house. They also seized Rs 5 lakh in cash, two vehicles used in the crime, and the weapon of offence from his possession.
