Siblings held for killing man
The Gurugram police have arrested a youth and his sister for allegedly killing her husband, a spokesman for the local police confirmed here today.
A 42-year-old man was allegedly killed by his wife and her brother by strangling him with a towel and another piece of cloth on the intervening night of September 17 and 18 in Gurugram.
The victim, Shyam Bihari, after drinking liquor, used to harass and beat his wife after suspecting her of having extra-marital relations with someone.
The local police said Shanti and her brother Kamlesh Kumar were arrested from Sultanpur village of Gurugram district. As they could not be arrested from the spot, the local police had announced a reward of Rs 10,000 on their arrest.
On the intervening night, the victim came home under the influence of alcohol and started harassing and beating her. Kumar was also there. The brother and sister allegedly attacked Bihari and strangled him to death. Later, they ran away from the spot.
On Monday, the cops received information about their location, following which a team of the crime branch of Sector 10 raided their hideout in Sultanpur village and arrested them.
