Delhi ACP’s Son Killed, Body Thrown Into Haryana Canal By Friends Over Money Dispute, Search On To Trace Him; 1 Held

The revelation came on Friday after a week-long frantic search by cops to locate the 24-year-old lawyer after he did not return from a wedding.

New Delhi: The son of an assistant commissioner of Delhi Police was allegedly pushed into the Munak Canal in Haryana by two of his friends over a financial dispute on January 23, police said on Friday. A search operation has been launched to trace 26-year-old victim, identified as Lakshya Chauhan. Police have arrested an accused named Abhishek while the search is on for another accused named Vikas Bhardwaj. Both the accused were Lakshay’s friends and had gone to attend the wedding with him in Haryana’s Bhiwani, sources said. Lakshay was the son of Yashpal Singh, an ACP in the Delhi Police.

“The son of ACP posted in Special Staff of Outer North Delhi was murdered by two of his friends on January 23. The two accused pushed him into the Munak Canal in Haryana. The body is yet to be recovered. Police have arrested one accused named Abhishek from Narela and search operations to nab the other accused named Vikas are underway. Police have registered an FIR under sections 302 (murder) and 201 (destruction of evidence),” Delhi Police said in a statement.

The revelation came on Friday after a week-long frantic search by cops to locate the 24-year-old lawyer after he did not return from a wedding.

According to reports, Lakshay was practicing law and Delhi Tees Hazari Court where Vikas also worked as a clerk to a lawyer. Lakshay had allegedly refused to repay some money he had borrowed from Vikas despite being asked a number of times. On one occasion, Lakshay misbehaved with Vikas when he asked him to return the amount which led to him plotting the killing in an act of rage.

“Abhishek was nabbed today and on interrogation, it was revealed that on the noon of January 22 (Monday), Vikas, the lawyer’s clerk, contacted him and asked him to come with him to attend a marriage function in Bhiwani,” Deputy Commissioner of Police, Outer North, Ravi Kumar Singh said, quoted IANS.

The two had planned to kill Lakshay by throwing him into Munak Nahar in Haryana. “They started on the Monday afternoon from Mukarba Chowk where Lakshay met him in a car. Abhishek sat inside the car with Lakshay and later Vikas also joined them,” the DCP said.

The DCP said they all were returning at 12 am when they stopped the car at Panipat and came out to relive themselves.

“Seizing the opportunity, Abhishek and Vikas allegedly pushed Lakshay into the canal and fled the scene in Lakshay’s car. Vikas later dropped Abhishek off in Narela before making his escape,” the DCP further said.