Murder in Indraprastha park : Ex-lover, three friends held

Body discovered on Saturday night with multiple stab wounds

The brutality of the murder has shocked even officers of Delhi police. The body of the victim, Sanjay, was found with several stab wounds, its head crushed with a heavy object and a thick stick forced inside the mouth into the throat.


Dangerous grounds: The Indraprastha Park near Sarai Kale Khan in
Delhi, where Sanjay's body was found. file pic

Cops received a call about a body found in Millenium Park at 8.35 pm on December 10 of this month. "We received information and our team immediately rushed to the spot.

The team found the corpse and a mobile phone was also recovered. With the help of the cell phone, the accused was identified as Sanjay, who works in the Comesum restaurant in Nizamuddin area. A team of senior officers was immediately deployed for the case and a case was lodged in Sunlight colony police station," said a police officer.

Cops discovered that the deceased was living with a roommate in a rented accommodation. The roommate, Vinod Kumar, 22, who worked with Sanjay in the restaurant, was interrogated.

"Initially Vinod denied having any involvement, but later confessed to the crime. The accused revealed that Sanjay was having illicit relations with guard at the restaurant, Maya. But after some time he started an affair with her daughter Anu, 22, (name changed). Maya was very angry, but Sanjay ignored her warnings. Vinod was also getting closer to Maya and finally she discussed the issue with him.

The duo and two other staff members, Kanhaiya Kumar and Ganesh Yadav, planned to kill Sanjay. On the night of the incident Kanhaiya, Vinod and Ganesh called the deceased to the park and killed him on his arrival," the officer added. All of the accused, including the mastermind Maya, were arrested by the police.