Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Dynamite News
Dynamite News
National
DN Bureau

Crime: Servant kills man after brawl in Gurugram

Representational Image

Gurugram: A servant was arrested for killing a 42-year-old man by slitting his throat with a knife after a brawl, police said on Sunday.

The accused has revealed that the deceased was in a drunken state and abusing him, so he killed him, they said.

An FIR has been registered at Sohna Sadar police station and police are questioning the accused identified as Pawan alias Chotu (22), a native of Kanpur, police said.

The deceased identified as Satish Yadav, a resident of ward 10 in Sohna, was a farmer. He had a farm near village Jakhopur and had hired Pawan to look after the same around two weeks ago.

Read Also: Gurugram: Illegal arms dealer 'Gabbar' arrested with arms, cartridges

The incident took place on Saturday night when Yadav was drinking at his farm and Pawan was serving him. After midnight, a brawl broke out between the two and in a fit of rage, the servant took a knife and killed Yadav by slitting his throat and fled from the spot.

According to the police, Yadav's body was found lying in a pool of blood by his family members on Sunday morning. They called the police who took the body into custody and handed it over to kin after the postmortem.

As per the complaint of Sandeep Yadav, brother of the deceased, an FIR has been registered against the servant under section 302 (murder) of IPC at Sohna Sadar police station.

"The accused has been arrested who revealed that he killed Yadav as he had abused him. We are questioning him and will produce him in a city court soon," said inspector Jai Singh, SHO of Sohna Sadar police station. (PTI)

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.