Yet another 'honour killing' case in Delhi

In yet another case of 'honour killing' in the capital, a class IV government employee and his lover were murdered allegedly by the woman's husband and cousins, her brother and one of her paramours.

The incident was reported from south Delhi's Sarojini Nagar and the victims have been identified as Uttam Kumar and Anju. Six persons, including Anju's husband Karambir, were arrested in this regard.

The arrested have been identified as Anju's alleged paramour Navin Kumar (24), Jagphool (23), Shokeen (24), Manoj (27) and Rishi Das (21), her brother.

"The murders were at the hands of close family members. It is a case of honour killing," a senior police official said. Anju and Uttam Kumar belonged to different castes.

The incident came to light following investigations into a complaint filed Kumar's brother Keshav on June 27 that the former was missing since June 19. Kumar was working at Electricity Division of CPWD in Safdarjung Hospital.

During investigation, it came to light that Kumar last went to the area of Bharthal. It also came to light that he was in love with one Anju, who had eloped with him earlier.

Investigators found that Karambir murdered Anju allegedly on June 22. Karambir had admitted to killing his wife, police said.

A senior police official said it also came to light that Anju was simultaneously having a relationship with one Naveen Kumar who is her neighbour and working as a driver with a bank manager in Dwarka.

"She was in contact with him for the last few months and on June 19 night, she was speaking to him over phone. Naveen was interrogated and he spilled the beans," the official said.

Naveen told police that he alongwith Karambir and his brothers Deepak, Manoj and Shokeen and one of the brothers-in-law Rishi were involved in the killings, the official claimed.

On June 19 night, Karambir had gone to attend the birthday party of Rishi at Ayurvigyan Nagar in AIIMS.

"Anju was having frequent talks with Naveen without letting him know that she had already invited Uttam Kumar to her house. After the conversation, Naveen had taken his meal and went out for a stroll in the lane and found that a motorcycle was parked outside her house," the official said.

He called Anju but her mobile phone was switched off. He knocked the door on which Anju peeped from inside the room but did not open it.

"Naveen got angry and called Karambir's brother Manoj who then informed Karambir and his cousins Shokeen and Jagphool. Rishi also reached the spot. They all barged into the house and caught hold of the deceased and started thrashing him," the official said.

They then allegedly forced Uttam Kumar into a car. He tried to resist but was overpowered by the accused.

"When they reached the toll bridge in Manesar, Uttam Kumar raised an alarm, on which the accused raised the volume of the stereo and once they crossed the toll bridge, they strangled him. After driving some distance from Manesar, they threw the dead body into a 100 feet deep well on Sabi River bridge in Dharuhera of Rewari district," the official said.