The Gurugram police have arrested a shop owner for the murder of a fruit trader at Khandsa Mandi on Sunday morning. The trader was allegedly stabbed to death during a dispute over parking a vehicle.
The police said the accused was produced before a city court and remanded in police custody for two days. The weapon used in the crime, a sharp object locally known as a sua, is yet to be recovered.
According to the police, on May 24 they received information from a hospital about the death of Bharat Bhushan (55), a resident of Khandsa Mandi, during treatment. A police team reached the hospital and found that he had died from injuries sustained in a fight.
In his complaint, the victim’s brother said that between 5 am and 5.30 am on May 24, they were parking their fruit cart outside their shop when Rahul, from a neighbouring shop, objected and called shop owner Jai Bhagwan. Soon after arriving, Jai Bhagwan allegedly began arguing with them and stabbed Bharat Bhushan in the chest with a sharp object, causing him to collapse unconscious. He was rushed to hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Based on the complaint, Shivaji Nagar police registered a case under relevant sections of the law.
During the investigation, the Sector 40 crime branch arrested the accused from Sonipat on Wednesday. The police identified him as Jai Bhagwan, alias Seetu (49), a resident of Hira Nagar, Gurugram.
“The accused admitted he committed the crime in a fit of rage after a dispute over parking. His criminal record shows two cases under the Gambling Act registered against him in Gurugram. We are continuing the investigation,” said Naveen Sharma, ACP (Crime), Gurugram.
