Three persons have been arrested for allegedly murdering a cargo van driver after his van brushed past a pet dog in Dwarka’s Uttam Nagar, the police said on Wednesday.
The trio have been identified as Ankit, his brother Paras and their neighbour Dev Chopra. The three accused were about to surrender in court when they were arrested.
They stabbed 40-year-old driver Vijender Rana and his brother Rajesh on October 6 in Mohan Garden after the cargo van brushed past Ankit’s pet dog.
Ankit called Paras and Dev to spot, and they stabbed Vijender. When Rajesh tried to save his brother, he too was stabbed. Rajesh is undergoing treatment at a hospital.
During investigation, raids were conducted at multiple location. The accused switched off their mobile phones after the incident. They were spotted in a CCTV camera footage in Dwarka Sector 7. Dev’s friend was held for questioning. He told the police that Dev had called from a new number. The call details of the new number were scanned and its location was traced to Phagwara in Punjab. A police team was sent to Phagwara, where Paras and Ankit’s uncle told the team that they had approached him seeking shelter but he turned them down. The brother left. Further probe revealed Manesar as the last location before the new number too was switched off. A team was sent to Haryana but failed to trace them.
“We received information regarding their presence in Delhi to meet a lawyer and their plan to surrender in court. Several teams were deployed near Dwarka court and they were arrested in Dwarka Sector 9, while on the way to the court,” said a police officer.