A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his elder brother in north-east Delhi’s Karawal Nagar. Police mentioned on Thursday that his household had tried to carry out his final rites with out informing the police.
Accused Prashant Chand allegedly killed his brother Prem Shankar after Shankar slapped him for speaking to his sister-in-law.
After the incident, the relations tried to cremate the physique and claimed that it died as a result of falling from the mattress. However, the priest who went to carry out the final rites knowledgeable the police that he suspected that the person had gunshot wounds on his physique.
The accused has been arrested after registering an FIR at Karawal Nagar police station.
DCP (North-East District) Sanjay Sen mentioned Chand was pursuing his commencement from the School of Open Learning. “We got here to know in regards to the incident on June 27 once we obtained a name Pandit and ran in the direction of the cremation floor. The physique of a Prem Shankar was wrapped in a white shroud. After inspection, we discovered bruises on the left facet of the neck and deep bruises on the correct facet of the neck.
The district crime forensic crew was referred to as in and so they visited the crime scene to gather important fingerprints. “The deceased’s father Ramesh Chand informed the police that both the sons were sleeping on the first floor of their house and around 6.30 am their mother went to their room to serve them tea. He found Prem’s body bleeding profusely,” mentioned a senior police officer.
Police mentioned the sufferer’s father got here to know that his youthful son had killed his elder brother. “The family decided to make up a false narrative that he died due to falling from the bed and suffering a serious head injury,” the officer mentioned.
Police mentioned that in interrogation, Prashant informed that his brother was married solely final month and he began speaking to his brother’s sister-in-law. He mentioned that Prem Shankar didn’t prefer it and requested him to cease a number of instances.
“Prem Shankar’s wife had gone to her house and both the brothers were sleeping in the same room. Shankar found that Chand was talking to his sister-in-law again and scolded and slapped her twice. After this, Chand took out a country-made pistol and shot his brother. Police are trying to find out from where he got the gun,” mentioned an officer.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
