Man held for murder says he wanted 'to do something big'

Days after a man was found dead, his body tied with a “chunni” (stole) to a truck in northwest Delhi's Wazirpur, the Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly confessed to committing the murder “to do something big” and prove himself to his friends.

- HT Correspondent

Police identified the accused as Amit Pawa, a resident of Wazirpur, and said he killed the victim at random to build a reputation in his locality.

The victim, identified as Daya Kishan, worked at a factory in JJ Colony, Wazirpur, police said.

According to the police, on October 20, locals discovered a body near a metro pillar, tied with a Dupatta to a parked truck.