Man arrested for killing employer in Delhi

Delhi Police arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly killing his employer over the salary issue in Swaroop Nagar area. The deceased worked as a plumber and used to reside at a vacant plot in IP Colony with the accused, who worked for him.

New Delhi: A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his employer over the salary issue, police said on Wednesday.

Police received information at around 9:40 pm on Tuesday that a man was lying in a pool of blood at IP Colony, Swaroop Nagar, they said.

Police found that the man had sustained a blunt injury on his forehead. He was identified as Charan Singh (68).

Speaking to the media, one of the residents of the area said that Singh worked as a plumber and used to reside at a vacant plot in IP Colony with his 2-3 employees, who worked for him.

During the investigation, police suspected the involvement of Suraj in the killing of his employer.

On questioning, Suraj told police that he came to Delhi at the age of 16-17 years and began working at a factory in Nangloi.

Around six to seven months ago, he came in contact with Singh and started working with him at the rate of Rs 250 per day, he said.

Singh occasionally gave him Rs 50 or 100 but never his labour amount. On Tuesday when Suraj asked for his payment, Singh abused him. Suraj hit him with an iron rod, the officer said.