A 37-year-old man and his two accomplices have been arrested from Maljis Park area in Azadpur for allegedly killing his father for refusing to give him money for gambling, police said on Monday.

Gaurav Khera and his accomplices — Vishal Garg (23) and Sadiq alias Suhan Khan (22) — were arrested from Delhi's Azadpur area on Sunday. According to the police, the accused have been identified as Gaurav Khera (son) who hatched the murder conspiracy to pay the money that he had lost during gambling. The two other miscreants have been identified as Vishal Garg (23) and sharpshooter Sadiq.

"According to the police, Anil Khera, a businessman and resident of Model Town, went for a business meeting at Rajindra Nagar in Uttar Pradesh's Sahibabad on May 21. At around 5 pm, when he came out from the factory, he was gunned down by two assailants riding a motorcycle.

After firing multiple shots at him from close range, they fled from the spot. Anil was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead. Thereafter, a case was registered at Sahibabad police station and investigation was taken up. The nearby CCTV cameras were scanned.

"On Sunday, police received information that the victim's son had organised the killing. Later, a trap was laid and the trio were apprehended. The motorcycle used in the crime was also recovered," said Ajit Singla, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime).

"During interrogation, Khera revealed that his relationship with his father strained after the latter refused to give him money for gambling. Gaurav had suffered substantial losses in gambling recently. Unable to repay his loans, the accused decided to eliminate his father and take over his father's business, said Singla.

Police said that the accused roped in Vishal Garg and together they hired Vishal's friends Shamsher and Sadiq to kill Anil Khera.

"Being the only son, Gaurav had promised Vishal 25 per cent partnership in the chemicals business that his father ran. The killers had demanded Rs 5 lakh for the job," Singhla added. Police said that the accused gave 5 lakh rupees to Shamsher. However, Shamsher gave only Rs. 50,000 to Sadiq.

"Sadiq knew that Gaurav was the victim's only son and was now the owner of the entire chemical business so he started to threaten Vishal and Gaurav for more money. This bickering over money led to breach in their unholy bond. The crime branch apprehended them when they came together to negotiate," said Singla.

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• During interrogation, Gaurav Khera revealed that his relationship with his father strained after the latter refused to give him money for gambling. Gaurav had suffered substantial losses in gambling recently.