Teen, 8 others held for doctor’s murder

NEWDELHI:: A week after a 57-yearold ayurveda doctor was found murdered at his home in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, police on Monday apprehended a 16-year-old boy, who worked at the clinic. Police said the teenager had plotted the murder to rob his employer. Police have also arrested eight persons, including a married couple, in connection with the murder and for hiding the looted cash and jewellery worth around ₹12 lakh.

Police identified the eight as Rizwan alias Rizu, Vishal Rawat alias Bunty, his parents Sandhya and Raju Rawat, Rizwan alias Nasty, Mohammad Ammar, Riyasat and Afroz. Police said except Bunty’s parents, who are in their mid-40s, the other six are aged between 18 and 21 years.

Police claim that they have recovered about 90% of the looted money and jewellery.

Deputy commissioner of police (northwest) Aslam Khan said the murder was committed by Bunty, Rizu and Nasty after a week-long observation of the doctor, Mukim Ahmad Iqbal.

“The teenager was working at the doctor’s clinic for the last six months. He passed on information related to the arrangements that the doctor had been making for his daughter’s wedding,” Khan said. “He told Ammar of his plan and the fact that the doctor’s daughter usually left the main gate open for the domestic help while leaving for work every morning. Ammar included Rizu, Nasty and Bunty in the planning,” he said.

On November 12 around 7.30am, Bunty, Nasty and Rizu allegedly strangled the doctor in his sleep and fled with cash and jewellery, police said.

Investigators took the help of informants to identify the suspects. “Their cellphone locations were found to be near the doctor’s house at the time of the crime. Bunty’s cellphone movement was later tracked to Jharkhand. Our team caught him from there. His interrogation led to the arrest of the others,” DCP Khan said.