Man kills colleague for refusing to give Rs 10,000 loan, arrested
The body of the deceased, Sita Ram – who was employed at the farmhouse for the last 10 years – was found drowned in a septic tank at the property on Saturday.
The accused, Chandra Prakash (47), who worked as a driver at the same farmhouse, was arrested from Palam in Southwest Delhi.
Police said a missing person report for Sita Ram, originally from Uttar Pradesh, was filed at the Mehrauli police station on July 26.
'Sita Ram used to work as a help at the farmhouse and was alone the night of the incident, as the owner had gone out of Delhi. On July 26 morning, staffers found the doors of the farmhouse open, and Sita Ram missing. After the missing report was filed, his body was recovered from the septic tank of the farmhouse,' DCP (South) Ankit Chauhan said.
While questioning the staff at the farmhouse, the police found that Chandra Prakash was missing. He was later traced to Palam in Dwarka.
Chandra Prakash, who hails from Almora and has been the driver at the farmhouse for the last seven years, told the police that a loan of Rs 10,000 made him kill Sita Ram. 'He admitted to the murder, stating that he had demanded Rs 10,000 from Sita Ram and, upon refusal, killed him with a hammer, and dumped the body in the septic tank,' the DCP said.
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