Delhi: Two kill man for Rs 5,000, find only Rs 250 in wallet

NEW DELHI: Two men were arrested for killing a person in north Delhi’s Wazirabad area on Wednesday. The accused, Mohammad Faiz ur Rehman and Mohammad Faraz, thought that the person was carrying Rs 5,000 but they got only Rs 250 from his purseafter killing him.
According to police, around 10.45 am, they got a call from a private bus owner regarding the body inside a bus in Jagatpur.A team reached the spot and found that a man was lying unconscious. He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead.
The bus owner, Praveen, informed police that the deceased, Deepak, was working as a cleaner on the bus for the past 10 years. DCP (north) Sagar Singh Kalsi said the accused were arrested from Jagatpur area. The deceased’s wallet, a brick, paper cutter and motorcycle used in the crime were recovered from them.
“They are drug addicts and committed petty crimes. Rehman worked as a conductor with the victim till recently and was aware that he slept in the bus at night,” the DCP said.
On the night of the incident, the accused were roaming in the area on a stolen motorcycle. On seeing the minibus parked, they hatched a conspiracy to rob Deepak and expected a booty of Rs 5,000.
“They snatched Deepak’s wallet and attacked him on his head with a brick before slitting his neck, chest and stomach with a paper cutter. They, however, found only Rs 250 in his wallet,” he added.