Ahmedabad, March 25 Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in Ahmedabad for allegedly killing a young man in his sleep, suspecting him of murdering his brother, officials said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday in the Guptanagar area of Ahmedabad.
During interrogation, the accused, identified as Vinod (alias Vicky) Rangwal, a resident of Guptanagar, told the police that his brother, Shravan Rangwal, was found dead near the Chandranagar Bridge about one and a half years ago, according to a Crime Branch release.
Suspecting Hitesh Meghwal (25) of being responsible for the death, the accused then began plotting his revenge.
Around 2 am on Tuesday, Vinod allegedly stabbed Meghwal repeatedly while he was sleeping outside his residence at a chawl (row tenement) in Guptanagar, the release said.
The attacker, armed with a knife, wore a jacket and a cap to conceal his identity and fled the scene after killing Meghwal.
The Ahmedabad Crime Branch immediately formed multiple teams and tracked down the suspect within hours near a hospital gate, the release said.
A case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Gujarat Police Act.