Angry over affair, Ambala man kills elder brother

AMBALA: Five days after a 35-yearold man was found dead at a house near Tangri river in Ambala, the police on Sunday arrested his younger brother who confessed to murder.

The accused was identified as Gaurav, a labourer in his late 20s, who had earlier said that his brother Ravi had died by falling from his bike on Tuesday. Their father had lodged a similar FIR.

Gaurav told the police that Ravi, also a labourer, had been in an affair with their paternal aunt for the last three years. Police said Gaurav had cautioned Ravi against the relationship .

On Tuesday, the brothers got drunk and started arguing. Police said Gaurav hit his brother with a heavy object, and later took him to a hospital where he was declared him dead. The accused was presented before a court and sent to judicial custody.