
A day after three members of a household had been discovered murdered in South Delhi’s Devli village, investigators “recovered the homicide weapon, a knife”, and “a blood-soaked sweatshirt” the perpetrator allegedly wore on the time.
Within the early hours of Wednesday, 20-year-old state-level boxer Arjun Tanwar allegedly slit the throats of his household — father, ex-Armyman Rajesh Kumar Tanwar (51), mom Komal (46) and sister Kavita (23). Police claimed Arjun, who had made the PCR name, admitted to the crime throughout questioning.
Subsequently, police arrested him on Wednesday afternoon.
Police had claimed there have been “blood stains on the home keys and the important thing of his motorbike which had been present in his (Arjun’s) possession”. The alleged restoration of the homicide weapon and blood-soaked shirt has strengthened the case.
“The sweatshirt was recovered from Sanjay Van. He (Arjun) modified his garments after committing the murders and dumped his sweatshirt within the bushes,” a police officer stated. “The knife he used is two-three inches greater than a kitchen knife. We expect it’s a knife that his (Arjun’s) father acquired whereas he was serving within the Military. He had dumped this knife too in Sanjay Van.” This sprawling metropolis forest is round 8 km from the crime scene.
Police additionally claimed Arjun had a strained relationship together with his household and believed they most popular his sister over him and had been going to switch the household property in her title. Police additionally claimed Rajesh had thrashed Arjun in entrance of the family a while in the past and the household had a giant struggle on December 1 throughout his sister’s celebration.
This, the police, claimed is the motive behind the crime.
‘No points between father-son’
At Devli village in Neb Sarai, the place the Tanwars had lived in a two-storey home for the previous 10 years, in a slim lane that sported concrete homes that appeared glued collectively, there was shock.
A neighbour, who works as a driver in a bungalow in neighbouring Sainik Farms, stated he knew the very properly. “I knew them for a decade now. He (Rajesh) labored as a PSO in Sainik Farms. He was at all times soft-spoken. His children had been additionally well-mannered. I by no means noticed them argue in public. I by no means noticed or heard the boy (Arjun) struggle with anybody.” he stated.
Sube Singh, Rajesh’s cousin who had come to the village from Kapashera after studying in regards to the murders, is skeptical. “There have been no points between Rajesh and his son. He was very happy with the boy profitable a silver medal. He at all times used to say Arjun would go on to play within the nationals.”
“Every time I met Rajesh, he would speak about how Arjun was practising exhausting. There was by no means any pressure between them. We’re shocked.”
He additionally questioned the property dispute: “Aside from the home, Rajesh didn’t have a lot. His land in Mahendergarh continues to be in his mom’s title,” Singh stated.