Odisha couple arrested in connection with murder case

A couple from Odisha was arrested in connection with the killing of a man in July following a quarrel in southwest Delhi's Sagarpur area, police said on October 17.

According to police, 27-year-old Joginder Singh was a dreaded criminal as he was involved in 142 criminal cases. He was carrying a cash reward of Rs 50,000 on his arrest.

On July 13, Ahmad Raja barged into Joginder Singh's house and started abusing him, following which a quarrel ensued between the two. Joginder Singh's family members joined the melee soon after and the verbal confrontation turned into a violent clash, during which he allegedly killed Raja by stabbing him in the eye and head with a pair of scissors, police said.

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Thereafter, Joginder Singh along with this family members left the house. The accused had hid the pair of scissors in a park near the house, police said. The matter came to light when Raja's wife informed police about the killing.

A case was registered and teams were deployed to nab the accused, police said. On July 26, police traced location of a relative of Joginder Singh. Two of his relatives were apprehended near Ajmer in Rajasthan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest Delhi) Devender Arya said.

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Later, two other relatives of Joginder Singh were arrested from Dhaula Kuan, he said.

Through technical surveillance, Joginder Singh's location was also traced and immediately, a police team was sent to Koraput in Odisha, Arya said.

Joginder Singh was nabbed from a workshop in Jeypore on October 15, he said, adding that his wife Sangeeta was also arrested from Balia village there.

During interrogation, he confessed to his crime, police added.

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