Cops arrest three for murder near Old Delhi Railway Station

NEW DELHI: Days after a man was shot dead near Old Delhi Railway Station, north district police has arrested three men in connection with the case. Police said that one of the accused claimed he had given Rs 2.5 lakh to the victim, which was not returned. This allegedly led to an argument between them and the subsequent murder.
On the night of July 4, Gaurav Thakur, a 38-year-old resident of Shivaji Park, Punjabi Bagh, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds.Chandarpal Bhati, Vinay Bhati, and Ombir Singh Bhati were found to have conspired in the murder due to a financial dispute, police said.
Chandarpal loaned Rs 2.5 lakh to Gaurav, which remained unpaid, leading to escalating tensions between them. In a planned attack on the evening of July 4, the trio lured Gaurav to the crime scene under the pretext of an alcohol party. There, Ombir fatally shot Gaurav in the neck with a country-made pistol before fleeing the scene in a car.
The breakthrough in the investigation came through intensive scrutiny of CCTV cameras positioned around the area. Through analysis and leveraging technical surveillance and human intelligence, Delhi Police identified and apprehended the perpetrators within 24 hours.
Following their arrest, Delhi Police recovered the murder weapons and the vehicle used in the crime. The accused have been remanded into police custody as further investigations are ongoing.