TWO HELD FOR 35-YR-OLD MAN’S MURDER IN GZB

GHAZIABAD: A day after a 35-year-old man was found murdered with his throat slashed at his house in Loni, the Ghaziabad police arrested his wife and the victim’s younger brother for the alleged murder.

Police said that the two suspects were in a relationship and decided to get rid of the victim.

The victim, Ayaz Ahmad, an embroidery craftsman, was murdered early on Saturday at his home at Khushaal Park locality.

The police arrested the victim’s wife, identified as Sazra Khatoon (32), and her brotherin-law (victim’s younger brother) Mohammad Amir (21), for murder and destruction of evidence. The police said that the two had been in a relationship for the past two years and Ahmad had objected to it. “A week ago, Ahmad took away his wife’s mobile phone as she used to be in regular touch with Amir, who lives in the same locality, barely 15-20 metres away. After this, the two planned to murder Ahmad. They hatched a plan and Amir wore a ‘burkha’ and arrived at her house around 2am. He then switched off the streetlight outside the house and the victim’s wife opened the main door of the house. Amir brought a knife along and the two slashed Ahmad’s throat while he was asleep in his room,” said Iraj Raja, superintendent of police (rural).