Two juveniles were apprehended on Tuesday for allegedly killing a 77-year-old builder in North Delhi’s Civil Lines area.
The deceased has been identified as Ram Kishore Agrawal, who was found dead at his residence.
Police first received a PCR call about Agrawal’s murder at 6.52 am on Sunday. “His son told police that he found his father with his throat slit, around 6.40 am. He was rushed to Sushruta Trauma Centre where doctors declared him dead on arrival. We found that he had four knife injuries on his body,” DCP (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi had said.
Police suspect the accused stole more than Rs 50 lakh in cash.
As part of the probe, police started scanning CCTV footage from the area to zero in on suspicious activities.
While combing through the footage, investigators found that a day before the incident, a suspect parked a red motorcycle near the victim’s residence and then took the Metro from Civil Lines station.
Police said the motorcycle was used as a getaway vehicle the next day.
During investigation, footage from over 100 CCTV cameras were examined, and the routes taken by the accused before and after the incident were traced, they said.
Police found that throughout the journey, the suspect used a handkerchief to cover most of his face. “After reaching Samaypur Badli Metro station, footage suggests that his Metro token had expired. He then used a Metro card and, after exiting, boarded an autorickshaw.
