Two held for murdering Gurgaon school’s finance officer on May 19

ACCUSED WERE HIRED BY A STUDENT’S FATHER TO KILL THE SCHOOL EMPLOYEE BECAUSE HE HAD ALLEGEDLY STOPPED THE STUDENT’S PROMOTION

NEW DELHI: Two men have been arrested by crime branch for the murder of a Gurgaon school’s finance officer on May 19 last year. Police said the two men were hired by a student’s father to kill the school employee because he had allegedly stopped the student’s promotion. In May, the Gurgaon police had arrested the student’s father Bhupender Dalal, a property dealer along with two others.

DCP Crime Bhisham Singh said the two arrested men Vinod alias Bhagat, 27, and Amit, 22, were hired by Dalal. Police said Amit had allegedly checked into an alcohol de-addiction centre to avoid arrest.

Explaining the arrest, DCP Singh said that Dalal’s son studied in a reputed school. The school had not promoted his son from Class 5 to 6 and advised him to take the child to a different school. Dalal had then filed a complaint against the school at the deputy commissioner’s office. The deceased Tarun Pandey had come to represent the school.

“Dalal had decided to teach a lesson to school authorities and called local goons from Najafgarh area to thrash Tarun Kumar. On May 19, he along with other accused attacked Kumar near his house with iron rod and bricks. He succumbed to his injuries in the hospital,” said DCP Singh, adding that three men, including Dalal, were arrested by Gurgaon police while Vinod and Amit were absconding. Police had also issued a non-bailable warrant against them.

Police said Vinod was arrested on December 27, while he had come home to collect money from his family. Vinod’s arrest led to Amit.