Panipat murder accused arrested, sent to police custody

The Panipat police have arrested a person for allegedly murdering a boy in Vidyanand Colony here. The accused was produced in a court on Sunday, which sent him to police custody for two days.

Inspector Sandeep, SHO, Chandni Bagh, said accused Deepak, a resident of Vidyanand Colony, was arrested on Saturday evening.

Inspector Sandeep said Roju, a resident of Kandhla in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, in his complaint to the police on April 15 said he was living in a rented accommodation Panipat’s Vidyananad Colony.

He claimed that two youths — Deepak and Arvind — had taken away his son Farukh on a motorcycle on April 14 night. According to him, they allegedly dropped Farukh outside the house the following day with a head injury.

Roju said he and his other son Shahrukh took Farukh to the Civil Hospital, from where doctors referred him to the PGIMS-Rohtak.

He died at PGIMS. Following the complaint, the police registered a case under various sections of the BNS against Deepak and Arvind.

The SHO said on a tip-off the police arrested accused Deepak from Vidyanand Colony on Saturday evening.

The accused admitted to his involvement in the murder of Farukh, along with his friend Arvind, by smashing his head with a brick.

Deepak revealed that they were friends with Farukh, but fell out over a money dispute. During a liquor party at Farukh’s room, he abused them, the SHO added.

On April 14 night, while they were drinking liquor in an open ground near Sector 25, an altercation broke out between them again and Farukh started abusing them. They thrashed Farukh and attacked him with a stone, leaving him with an injury near eye.

Deepak caught hold of Farukh and Arvind smashed his head with a brick. On seeing Farukh bleeding, they took him to the Civil Hospital for first-aid.

They left him at his home and sped away, the SHO added. Raid were on to arrest Arvind, he said.