1Delhi Crime: Police has got a big success in an old murder case in Delhi. The Crime Branch has arrested 62-year-old accused Vishwanath Singh alias Munna, who was absconding for about 26 years. The accused is accused of murdering his neighbor Jai Prakash. According to the police, he suspected that Jai Prakash was having an illicit relationship with his wife. Due to this suspicion, he allegedly killed his neighbor by attacking him with a hammer and tried to pass off the incident as a road accident. To avoid arrest, the accused changed locations in many cities and continued living his life hiding his identity.
Earlier the case was considered a road accident
According to the police, this incident happened on 20 October 1998. That day, 24-year-old Jai Prakash was found seriously injured and unconscious in Delhi’s Gokalpuri area. He was taken to the hospital for treatment, but he died without regaining consciousness. Initial investigation found the matter to be a road accident. On this basis, a case of accidental death was registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Gokalpuri police station.
Suspecting affair with wife, attacked with hammer
Later, police investigation revealed that Jai Prakash’s death was not in a road accident, but it was allegedly a planned murder. According to investigation, accused Vishwanath Singh was the neighbor of the deceased. He suspected that Jai Prakash was having an illicit relationship with his wife. Due to this rivalry, he allegedly hit Jai Prakash on the head with a hammer. After this, the scene was prepared in such a way to make the incident appear to be a hit and run i.e. a road accident, so that the police did not initially suspect murder.
suspicion of illicit relationship with wife
The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested a 62-year-old accused in an old murder case. The accused has been identified as Vishwanath Singh alias Munna. He was absconding for a long time in a murder case registered in the year 2000. Police arrested him on October 30 from Shiv Vihar area of North East Delhi. The allegation is that he had murdered his neighbor on suspicion of having an illicit relationship with his wife. Not only this, the scene of the incident was also prepared accordingly to make it look like a road accident. To avoid arrest, he kept changing his whereabouts and identity.
Earlier the case was registered as a road accident
According to the police, this case is of 20 October 1998. That day, 24-year-old Jai Prakash was found seriously injured and unconscious in Gokalpuri area of North East Delhi. He was admitted to the hospital, but during treatment he did not regain consciousness and died. Initially the police considered this incident to be a road accident. After this, a case of accidental death was registered in Gokalpuri police station. However, subsequent investigation revealed such facts that made the police suspect the case to be murder rather than an accident.
Suspected of having an affair with his wife, had hit him on the head with a hammer.
Investigation revealed that Vishwanath Singh was the neighbor of deceased Jai Prakash. According to the police, the accused suspected that Jai Prakash was having an illicit relationship with his wife. Due to this suspicion and rivalry, he had allegedly hit Jai Prakash on the head with a hammer. He suffered serious injuries in the attack, due to which he died. Police allege that after the murder, the accused prepared the scene of the incident in such a way that it looked like an accident caused by a vehicle collision. After the facts of murder came to light in the investigation, the earlier registered case was canceled and a new case of murder was registered in Khajuri Khas police station in the year 2000. According to the police, Vishwanath Singh was declared a proclaimed offender on 5 December 2001. Since then he continued to avoid arrest.
When he came to meet his brothers, the police recognized him.
To catch the accused, the Crime Branch team of Delhi Police first traced his native village in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh. After this, information was collected about his family members living in Delhi. During surveillance, the police saw a person secretly meeting the brothers of the accused. The team secretly verified his identity and found out that he was Vishwanath Singh. After this, the police laid a trap and arrested him on October 30 from Shiv Vihar area of North East Delhi. With this arrest, the accused who had been absconding for a long time in a murder case dating back nearly three decades was caught by the police.