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NEW DELHI: Agitated by his constant bullying, two youths stabbed a 28-year-old man to death and then beheaded him in south Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar. The body was later discovered in a drain in the same area.

DCP (southwest) Devender Arya said the accused Raju (18) and Rohit (24) have been booked under IPC Section 302 ( murder ). The victim, Niranjan, a resident of Pilanji village in south Delhi, worked with a private firm and was last seen by locals and his family on April 7.

After searching for him for two days, Niranjan’s brother contacted the police on April 10 and lodged a missing complaint at the Sarojini Nagar police station. The cops investigated about the victim and found that he had been earlier booked in a robbery case. The local informers told the police that Niranjan was often seen with Raju and Rohit, who live near Sarojini Nagar. While one team started trailing the two, the other tracked their mobile phones to check their locations.

Police charted a location map of the two and analysed it with the location of the victim, and it matched. The cops then took Raju in for questioning. He initially feigned ignorance, but on sustained interrogation confessed to murdering Niranjan with the help of Rohit. The cops called Rohit for questioning who also confessed to his involvement.

The accused told the cops that Niranjan used to bully them and also take money for alcohol. He would threaten them of informing the cops about their illegal activities. Tired, the two met Niranjan on April 7 and bought some liquor. All three drank and then sat near a drain near Sarojini Nagar. There, the two stabbed Niranjan multiple times, beheaded him and dumped the body parts in the drain along with his clothes. Police have recovered the body and collected forensic evidence from the crime spot.

