The Delhi Police have arrested a 33-year-old man wanted in a murder case after a two-month search, an official said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Ankur, was apprehended from Loni in Ghaziabad on April 4, he said.
The official said Ankur, a resident of Padam Nagar in Sarai Rohilla, was evading arrest since January in connection with the death of a neighbour over a financial dispute. Ankur and his brothers - Rohan and Ankit - allegedly attacked their neighbour, Lakhan, on the intervening night of January 25 and 26 after a heated argument over Rs 50,000 loan, the police said.
Lakhan later succumbed to his injuries in a hospital, they said. Rohan was arrested earlier, while Ankur and Ankit remained absconding, the police said, adding that a team tracked him in Ghaziabad. The officer said Ankur “confessed to the crime during interrogation”. Further investigation is underway, the police said.
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