4 arrested for killing 21-yr-old in Gurugram

Press Trust of India  |  Gurgaon 

Four persons have been arrested for killing a 21-year-old youth over Rs 500 here, police said Monday.

The victim, Amrit, was assaulted and strangled to death by four of his friends on Gurgaon-Pataudi Road on Saturday night, police said.

During investigation, it was found that Amrit, couple of months ago, had borrowed Rs 500 from one Puneet.

"Puneet along with his friends Aman, Sahil visited at his residence and demanded the loaned sum. When Puneet failed to return the money, they took him outside," DCP(Crime) Rajbir Deshwal said.

"The accused hired an autorickshaw belonging to one and took the victim to Pataudi, where they killed him," the added.

Three of the accused were arrested on Sunday night from their hideout in Gadhi village and was arrested later, he said.

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First Published: Tue, March 19 2019. 00:05 IST