Police solve five-year-old murder case, arrest four

The arrested persons were identified as Rohit (27), Rinku alias Bhupesh (27), Sachin alias Gaurav (28), and Deepanshu alias Montu (26), all residents of Karol Bagh in central Delhi.

The city police on Wednesday said they solved a five-year-old case, in which a then 25-year-old man was stabbed to death in central Delhi’s Patel Nagar, and arrested four people for the crime.

During investigation, the DCP said, the team found that Khan and his friends allegedly had an altercation with a man for sexually harassing a girl. ( Raj K Raj / Hindustan Times)

The arrested persons were identified as Rohit (27), Rinku alias Bhupesh (27), Sachin alias Gaurav (28), and Deepanshu alias Montu (26), all residents of Karol Bagh in central Delhi.

“The four had allegedly stabbed to death Usman Khan, who along with his friends had allegedly molested Rohit’s friend while they were coming out of Rock Garden on December 28, 2016. Khan was murdered just a few hours after the incident on the same day,” said deputy commissioner of police (crime) Rajesh Deo.

DCP Deo said that around 8 pm on December 28, 2016, the Patel Nagar police received a call about a man found with stab injuries behind the Rock Garden gate number 1. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died during treatment.

During investigation, the DCP said, the team found that Khan and his friends allegedly had an altercation with a man for sexually harassing a girl. Police said later in the evening, the man returned with his three friends, caught Khan who was alone by then, and allegedly stabbed him before fleeing.

“Our team members re-examined the case and activated the human intelligence network to collect details of the suspects. On July 27, they received information that one Rohit from Karol Bagh was the one who had an altercation with Khan and his friends before the murder. We arrested Rohit and his interrogation led to the arrest of the other three suspects,” said DCP Deo.