Three arrested for murder of 25-year-old in Dhanas: Chandigarh Police

Taking note of the crime, police teams were constituted under the supervision of senior officers to trace the culprits. The investigation involved examination of CCTV footage from nearby areas, analysis of call detail records, and raids at multiple suspected hideouts.

During the course of the investigation, the police arrested Sonu, alias Bunty (19), and Suraj, alias Kancha (20), both residents of Dhanas. The accused were produced before the court on October 23, which granted their police remand. During their interrogation, a third accused, Harsh, alias Chunni Lal (19), also a resident of Dhanas, was arrested on the disclosure of Suraj, police said.

Police said during the investigation, they recovered crucial evidence linking the accused to the crime, including blood-stained glass pieces, stones, clothes and the mobile phone of the deceased. The forensic analysis of these exhibits is expected to further strengthen the case, police said.

Police said that investigations revealed that Suraj, alias Kancha, was the kingpin behind the murder. The trio had initially attempted to snatch Akash’s mobile phone, but when they failed in their attempt, they forced him to consume alcohol, police said, adding that after Akash became intoxicated, “the accused assaulted him and later brutally killed him using sharp glass pieces and stones”.

Police said Suraj, who is already facing another criminal case registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Sarangpur police station, had a history of criminal activity. The other two accused, Sonu and Harsh, are school dropouts and residents of the same locality, police said.

A senior police officer said, “The case was solved through coordinated fieldwork and technical surveillance. Further investigation is in progress to establish the complete sequence of events and gather additional forensic and digital evidence.”