A man in Delhi,India hired a juvenile to kill him so that his family could get his insurance money.
Gaurav Bansal, 37, was a grocery shop owner. He was found hanging from a tree near Kheri Baba Pul in Ranhola area of outer Delhi on June 10.
both of his hands were found knotted so olice registered a case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and an investigation was started, said Deputy Commissioner of Police, Outer, A. Koan.
Initial probe revealed that Bansal’s family members had filed a missing complaint. “On the basis of intelligence, a suspect identified as Suraj was apprehended. During sustained interrogation, Suraj revealed that he along with two others – Manoj and Sumit – were roped in to commit killing by a juvenile, who was in contact with the deceased,” the officer said.
Following the revelations, Manoj, Sumit and the juvenile were arrested.
The juvenile then revealed that Bansal contacted him on social media and said that he faced some financial problems due to which he wished to die. “He told the juvenile that he would pay him for his murder as because of this, his family would get his insurance payout,” the DCP added.
Koan also said that two agreed for a sum of around Rs60,000 to kill him. “In order to execute the killing, the juvenile roped in his friend Manoj who later involved Suraj and Sumit for this alleged contract killing.”
“The accused persons killed the victim by hanging him from a tree. During the questioning, they revealed that they had received money for this act from the victim. Bansal had told them if they killed him, his family will get the insurance money,” the DCP said.
Further investigation of the case is underway.
