A 21-year-old man in Gurugram, Haryana, named Rajesh alias Chotu, strangled his brother-in-law to death and burned his body with turpentine because the latter was mistreating Rajesh’s ill sister and not providing her with necessary medications.
Rajesh has been arrested for the crime, which took place during the night of July 18-19. A senior Gurugram Police officer stated that they received a report about a suspected arson in Sector-15, Part-1, Gurugram, where they found a charred male body later identified as Gorelal alias Halla.
A witness at the scene mentioned that there was renovation work happening at the house and identified Rajesh, who worked as a security guard, as being involved. On the night of July 18, Rajesh’s brother-in-law visited him, and they drank alcohol together. The next morning, Rajesh was missing. Following the witness’s complaint, the police registered a murder case and launched a manhunt for Rajesh, who was captured two days later in Sector-29, Gurugram.
During interrogation, Rajesh confessed to the crime, revealing that he killed Gorelal because he was mistreating his sister and withholding medical care. After a night of heavy drinking, Rajesh strangled Gorelal and then set his body on fire with turpentine oil before fleeing the scene.
