The body of a seven-year-old boy was found stuffed in a suitcase from an apartment in north-west Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar, following which the tenant, Avadhesh Sakya, was arrested for allegedly killing him, the police said.
A civil services aspirant, Awadhesh Shakya (27), was arrested on Tuesday after the seven-year-old boy’s body was found stuffed in a suitcase in his house. The accused was once a tenant of victim’s father in the same area and was close to the boy.
The accused, however, was forced to keep the body at his place, as he was aware that CCTV are installed in the area and also due to intensified police patroling in the area.
Instead, he killed some rats and placed them in his room to cover the source of smell and would use air freshener to mask the smell.
He allegedly killed the boy, Ashish, over a grudge against his parents.The boy was missing since 7 January and a complaint was lodged in this regard, the police said. As per media reports, Sakya had been planning to make a ransom call to the boy’s parents.
The victim’s parents, who run a grocery shop, suspected Awadhesh after he stopped visiting their house for the last three days, as he was a frequent visitor earlier and had also assisted them in the beginning to trace the child.
It was further revealed that Awadesh had lied to the family and had told them that he is currently working for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Whereas, Awadesh had told police that he was preparing for a competitive examination and also appeared for a UPSC examination once.
While, the accused kept changing his statement to the police and after probing, he finally broke down and confessed to his crime, as per media reports.
A case has been registered at the Swaroop Nagar Police Station.
(With agency inputs)