According to the police, a call about a person being admitted to a hospital with bullet wounds was received at 10 pm on Friday.
The official stated that during preliminary interrogation, the accused — identified as Aqib (19) and Shariq (19), both residents of New Mustafabad — confessed to the crime.
After sustained interrogation, the accused revealed that the deceased was friends with the sister of the one of the accused.
The fire officials said that the blaze first erupted in a single vehicle and then spread into the nearby parked vehicles that include two wheelers, three wheelers and cars.
The arrest led to the confiscation of a total of 33 fake currency notes from their possession, officials said.
Acting on a tip-off from local informers, the police discovered that the suspect was hiding in Shekhupur, Bihar.
The incident occurred on the intervening night of February 19 and 20 and was reported from Hindu Rao Hospital, where the victim, identified as Pulkit Singh, a handcart pusher, was brought in an unresponsive state.
Firefighters managed to douse the flames, and upon searching the premises, they discovered a charred body.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Metro) Hareshwar Swami praised the initiative, stating that while solving heinous crimes remains a priority, such efforts are equally important in bringing relief and happiness to the common people.
Based on a specific input that two suspects, Mitralal and Akash, would come to Mangolpuri in West Delhi to deliver the drug and accordingly, a trap was laid to nab them.
