Five arrested for killing man over alleged extortion
The Hindu
Victim’s body found wrapped in a bedsheet and tied with ropes at Tikona Park
Five persons have been arrested for killing a 20-year-old man in northwest Delhi’s Inderlok, the police said on Monday.
On January 7, a PCR call was received at Sarai Rohilla police station about a body wrapped in a bedsheet and tied with ropes at Tikona Park. The deceased, identified as Abhishek, a resident of Pratap Nagar, had injury marks on his neck and hand, the police said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi said that the accused — Afjal Ansari, 45, Savjal Ansari, 38, Rasid Ansari, 30, Md. Israfil, 20, and Mohd. Akbar Ansari, 27, — were arrested on Sunday.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.