Killings an 'act of revenge' by family help

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.

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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.