“After they both consumed alcohol and Suresh fell asleep, the accused hit him on the head with a hammer. He also took a selfie with the body and took a video of it”.
A man in Delhi allegedly killed his landlord by hitting his head with a hammer and did not seem to stop there. He also stopped to click a selfie with the dead body before heading for the hills.
The accused, identified as Pankaj Kumar is from Bihar and is said to have moved into the house 4 days prior to the incident. According to the Police report, there had been a fight between the landlord, Suresh, and him over his alcohol addiction, after which the latter hammered his landlord to death.
Police made the arrest within 24 hours of the crime. They said that 25-year-old Pankaj had fled the scene along with Suresh’s ID cards, mobile phone and other possessions.
The next day Suresh’s son, Jagdish got suspicious after receiving a call from the accused informing him that he had left the house. He said he could no longer tolerate Suresh’s disrespect and indecent words towards him, so he walked away.
This made Jagdish suspicious and he rushed upstairs to his father’s room only to find his lifeless body there. He informed the Police immediately.
Alcohol-fueled Murder: Killed with a hammer
On the night of August 9, after Pankaj stumbled into the house drunk, Suresh and Pankaj got into a fight. The matter was apparently resolved after Pankaj apologized to his landlord.
However, Suresh could not let go of the matter and decided to climb up to Suresh’s room in the middle of the night for revenge. He found him asleep on his bed and hit him with a hammer on his head.
Afterward, Suresh took a picture of himself with the dead body and a video of the same. Police said, “The accused called Suresh’s son the next day to assess the situation. He revealed that he kept wandering from one place to another to avoid his arrest”.
In less than 24 hours following the murder, police arrested Pankar. They received multiple tips from various informers along with electronic surveillance and footage.
After a long chase of 250 km, Pankaj was arrested in the Mangolpuri industrial area.
“The accused had disclosed that when he came to Mangolpuri for a job, Suresh had got one for him. After the quarrel on August 9, the accused wanted to take revenge on him.”, Sameer Sharma, DCP (Outer) stated.
“After they both consumed alcohol and Suresh fell asleep, the accused hit him on the head with a hammer. He also took a selfie with the body and took a video of it”, he added.
In a police interrogation, Pankaj revealed that Suresh insulted him for entering the house drunk. This made him angry and he decided to kill him.
As of now, the police have recovered Suresh’s mobile phone, ID cards, and money, and further investigation is in progress.
