<p>Two youths have been arrested for killing their relative at Kotla Mubarakpur in south-east Delhi, police said on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Kushal Pal, 24, and Dinesh, 25, who hail from Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh district, strangled Babu Singh, 30, on Friday evening after he objected to Kushal‘s illicit relationship with his wife.<br /><br />The death came to light when police recovered Babu’s body from a taxi hired by the them during a routine check at New Friends Colony in the wee hours of Saturday.<br /><br />“The car was stopped for routine checking. But on general questioning, the staff became suspicious and thoroughly checked the car. They were startled to see a body wrapped in a bed sheet lying on the rear seat,” said Ajay Chaudhary, additional commissioner of police (south-east).<br /><br />A case under sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) was registered at New Friends Colony police station and investigation taken up.<br /><br />During interrogation, Kushal and Dinesh told police that Babu was their relative.<br /><br />Kushal also revealed he had developed an illicit relationship with Babu’s wife. <br /><br />“Babu, however, became suspicious and objected to the relationship. Therefore, Kushal hatched a conspiracy with his cousin Dinesh to eliminate him,” Chaudhry added.<br /><br />They called Babu on Friday evening at Pilinji and consumed liquor at Kushal’s house.<br /><br />When Babu got drunk, they strangled him with a handkerchief.<br /><br />“They later wrapped the body in a bed sheet and called a taxi so they could dump it at a secluded place. However, they were caught before they could travel too far from their home,” Chaudhry said.<br /></p>
<p>Two youths have been arrested for killing their relative at Kotla Mubarakpur in south-east Delhi, police said on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Kushal Pal, 24, and Dinesh, 25, who hail from Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh district, strangled Babu Singh, 30, on Friday evening after he objected to Kushal‘s illicit relationship with his wife.<br /><br />The death came to light when police recovered Babu’s body from a taxi hired by the them during a routine check at New Friends Colony in the wee hours of Saturday.<br /><br />“The car was stopped for routine checking. But on general questioning, the staff became suspicious and thoroughly checked the car. They were startled to see a body wrapped in a bed sheet lying on the rear seat,” said Ajay Chaudhary, additional commissioner of police (south-east).<br /><br />A case under sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) was registered at New Friends Colony police station and investigation taken up.<br /><br />During interrogation, Kushal and Dinesh told police that Babu was their relative.<br /><br />Kushal also revealed he had developed an illicit relationship with Babu’s wife. <br /><br />“Babu, however, became suspicious and objected to the relationship. Therefore, Kushal hatched a conspiracy with his cousin Dinesh to eliminate him,” Chaudhry added.<br /><br />They called Babu on Friday evening at Pilinji and consumed liquor at Kushal’s house.<br /><br />When Babu got drunk, they strangled him with a handkerchief.<br /><br />“They later wrapped the body in a bed sheet and called a taxi so they could dump it at a secluded place. However, they were caught before they could travel too far from their home,” Chaudhry said.<br /></p>
