New Delhi, April 8 Police have arrested three men for allegedly killing a 33-year-old man whose decomposed body was found in an open field in the Mungeshpur area of northern Delhi, officials said on Wednesday.
The victim, Pradeep, a resident of Occhandi village, had gone missing on March 29 after leaving home with three associates. His body was found on March 31 following a PCR call, after which a case was registered.
According to police, Pradeep was last seen consuming liquor with the accused in the Mungeshpur area. He had spoken to his wife later that evening, informing her that his scooter had a flat tire near the Sohti-Kutubgarh road and that he would return home soon.
"His phone was switched off thereafter, and his family filed a missing person report when he failed to return. During the investigation, police teams tracked the movements of the suspects, who were frequently changing locations and using the phones of passersby to evade detection. One of the accused, Indrajeet, contacted his brother using borrowed phones from different locations, including Mumbai and Haridwar, which helped police trace them," a senior officer said.
Police said the accused were eventually tracked to the Badli and Narela railway station areas through technical surveillance and CCTV footage. All three were apprehended from the Narela railway station on Tuesday.
The accused have been identified as Indrajeet, Sagar, and Monty, all residents of Occhandi village. Police said that Indrajeet was previously involved in a murder case.
The murder weapon, a brick, has been recovered from agricultural fields in Mungeshpur. Further investigation suggests that the trio killed the victim over a personal dispute.