KILLING AN 'ACT OF REVENGE' BY FAMILY HELP: POLICE

Helper, native of Bihar, kills employer's wife and son over loan dispute in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar

- Agencies

In an "act of revenge", a 24-year-old man killed his employer's wife and teenage son at their home in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar after the woman allegedly scolded him publicly for not repaying a loan of around Rs 40,000, police on Thursday said.

The man, identified as Mukesh Kumar, worked as a helper at Kuldeep Sewani's garment shop in the Lajpat Nagar market. Kumar would also transport garment.

The accused, a native of Bihar's Hajipur, was nabbed by Uttar Pradesh Railway Police from a train while he was trying to flee, police said.

Both were killed with a sharp weapon, he added.

Mukesh was working with the family for the past 3-4 years in their shop and had an access to their house as the family used to store their products in a house godown, police said.

Though he was employed as a shop help in Lajpat Nagar, he also assisted Kuldeep and Ruchika to drive their vehicle, they said.

Kuldeep and Ruchika jointly ran the business Another police officer privy to the investigation said, "Prima facie the incident took place between 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm on Wednesday. The accused was scolded by the woman during the day which appears to have triggered the act of revenge.