Man kills his 2 roommates after allegedly being pressured to pay rent; arrested
New Delhi: A 23-year-old man killed his two roommates in west Delhi's Raghubir Nagar after allegedly being pressured by them to pay the rent of their accommodation for the period he was at his native place, police said on Tuesday.
After killing his roommates, the accused Sakir fled to his village in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha but was soon arrested by a team of Delhi Police, they said.
According to the police, the accused had been staying with Ajam (45) and Amir Hasan (46) in a rented flat at Raghubir Nagar for which they were paying Rs. 4,000 per month. Ajam and Amir were staying there since 1994.
Early this year, Sakir had gone to his village and stayed there for four months and returned to his accommodation in Delhi just 15 days back.
But after his return, his roommates started pressurising him to pay the rent even for the four months that he stayed in his village. This led to an argument following which the roommates of the accused abused him. Sakir got offended and wanted to take revenge, police said.
On the intervening night of August 30-31, while his roommates were asleep, he killed them and fled, police said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Deepak Purohit said, "Police received a call about the incident and on reaching the spot, both Ajam and Amir were found dead with multiple stab injuries.
"The spot was inspected by the crime team as well as Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team from Rohini," he said, adding that the investigation was started after a case was registered at Khayala police station.
Investigation revealed that Sakir, who was the prime suspect, was absconding. All the three roommates were engaged in sale of garlic in nearby areas, he added.
"Various teams were formed and dispatched at all the possible hideouts. A team was also dispatched to his village and finally, he was nabbed there," the DCP said.
Interrogation revealed that Sakir had gone to his village early this year and spent four months there. After his return, his roommates pressurising him to pay the rent for the four months, when he was at his village.
An argument broke out during which the accused was also abused by his roommates which angered him and he decided to take revenge, the officer said.
Sakir had killed both his roommates with a knife and hid the weapon and left for his village. However, he was arrested, the officer added.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
