Man killed for demanding repayment of Rs 100, 1 held

A 25-year-old man’s head was smashed with a brick in Outer North Delhi’s Narela area for demanding the repayment of Rs 100 that the accused borrowed from him, the police said on Monday.

The incident occurred on February 15 and the accused, Aman, had been arrested, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outernorth) Nidhin Valsan said.

A PCR call about the body was received at the Narela police station. Teams were immediately sent to the spot and further investigation was launched after registering an FIR. “The body was found behind the rice mill in Vishal Bagh. Initially, teams could not identify the body, which led to a door-to-door drive for the identification,” the DCP said. After two days of the investigation, the deceased was been identified as Bunty, a resident of Dada Mai colony in Bankner.

Valsan said the police reviewed 140 CCTV cameras and traced the movement of the accused. Despite the accused trying to avoid detection by not using a mobile phone, he was nabbed.

The accused disclosed that the altercation stemmed from his refusal to repay Rs 100, leading to the murder. He revealed that he made Bunty unconscious by making him drunk and smashed his head with a brick, an official said.