Vadodara: A labour contractor was detained on Thursday for allegedly killing a paint labourer near New VIP Road on Wednesday.
The accused, Brijlal Tiwari, was nabbed near his house in Khodiyarnagar on Thursday. Tiwari told police that he killed painter Anil Yadav because he used to ogle at his daugther and harass her.
Yadav’s body was found at an open ground behind Brahmanagar slums near New VIP Road.
A couple of days before the crime, Yadav had even gone to Tiwari’s house and created a ruckus over the same issue. He had hurled abuses at Tiwari and threatened to kidnap his daughter.
On the night of January 5, when Tiwari learnt that Yadav was sitting alone on the ground, he went there with an iron pipe and hit him behind his right ear. Yadav collapsed on the ground and since he did not receive any medical assistance, Yadav died. Tiwari had left his home immediately after killing Yadav, which raised suspicion.
“We have kept the accused under quarantine as his Covid-19 test report is awaited. Once we formally arrest him, more evidence including the murder weapon will be recovered,” said inspector R S Baria of Harni police station.
Yadav was a native of Uttar Pradesh and had been working in Vadodara for the past three years as a painter.