2 min readNew DelhiOct 15, 2014 03:25 AM IST
First published on: Oct 15, 2014 at 03:25 AM IST
The body of a Delhi-based 70-year-old businessman Ratan Chandra Papreja was recovered from a car during a highway checking drive in Shamli district late Monday night. Three persons identified as Pramod, Rohit and Gaurav — all residents of west UP and staying in Delhi, who allegedly killed Papreja and were carrying the body to dispose it of in Muzaffarnagar — have been arrested.
Police said they are waiting for the autopsy report, but prima facie it appears that the victim was strangulated to death.
Babri police station SHO KK Sharma said that during questioning, it came to light that Papreja was a financer while the accused persons were property dealers. Papreja used to finance their clients against their properties. The accused have yet to reveal the exact motive behind the killing, but they claimed that they had called Papreja to Dwarka area in Delhi on Monday, where they had an argument with him over money. During the quarrel, they overpowered him and allegedly strangulated him to death inside the car, Sharma said.
The officer said the accused later reached Papreja’s house in Chittaranjan Park area, where he used to live alone. They collected cash and valuables from the house and left for Muzaffarnagar to dispose of the body as they belong to Muzaffarnagar and Meerut.
One of their associates Atul is yet to be arrested.
Circle Officer, Shamli, SP Singh said Papreja’s son lives in Canada while his two daughters are married. His son has been informed about the death.
He added that since the murder took place in Delhi, the investigation of the case would be transferred to the police station concerned in Delhi.
Police recovered the victim’s cellphone from one of the accused as the victim’s son made a call to know his well-being while the police were questioning the killers.
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