The police has arrested two persons in connection with a murder case that took place in Rajender Nagar, central Delhi, on Tuesday. A senior police official said that the accused have been identified as Deepak Kumar and Bunty Kumar. The police recovered `1,57,000 cash and two cellphones from them. A PCR call was received at the Rajender Nagar police station at about 7 am on Tuesday about a man being found dead, the official said. A police team sent to the spot found the man, identified as Bhagwan Dass, lying dead on the floor in a pool of blood. An FIR of murder was registered in this respect. Technical surveillance was mounted to get a clue about the murderers following which the police got to know that Deepak and Bunty. A raid was conducted and both were held.
“Deepak was working as a caretaker at the house of Bhagwan Dass’s employer Ravinder Singh. Deepak replaced the deceased when he had gone to his native place for his marriage. On his return, Ravinder Singh terminated Deepak who got angry and hatched a conspiracy with his aide Bunty,” said the police official. The accused beat up Bhagwan Dass with a wooden stick and fled with cash and valuables.
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Dec. 16 hearing from Oct. 1 in HC
Age Correspondent
New Delhi, Sept. 25
The Delhi high court on Wednesday deferred to October 1 the arguments on confirmation of the death penalty given to four persons in the December 16 gangrape and murder case. A bench of justices Reva Khetrapal and Pratibha Rani directed the police to supply the necessary set of documents to the convicts after their counsels submitted that they did not have the same set of documents with which prosecution will present the case before it. The bench then decided to hear the matter on October 1. The bench also asked the registry to furnish a translation of the victim’s dying declaration from Hindi to English language and relevant statements of witnesses under Section 161 and 164 CrPC. It said in case the parties needed any other document, they could either inform the court or the registry.