Irked at being bullied almost everybody, a school cab driver, along with his accomplices killed a 22-year-old man by stabbing and then strangulating him at an abandoned farmhouse situated barely 800 metres from the Neb Sarai Police Station in South Delhi on Tuesday night. To evade arrest, the accused disposed of the body by throwing it in a nearby ditch and covering it with some leaves.

The deceased has been identified as Surjit Kashyap, a resident of Jawahar Park in Neb Sarai. Police have arrested four accused while two are still at large. “On April 17, at about 12.12 am, Amit Kashyap filed a complaint at the Neb Sarai police station that his younger brother Surjit Kashyap is missing and has not returned home,” said Vijay Kumar, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district.

“In his complaint Amit said his brother had gone out to meet his friends and suspected foul play behind his disappearance. A case under section 302, 201 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at Neb Sarai police station and investigation was taken up,” said the DCP.

“During investigation, police identified a few people who were last seen with Kashyap. Police identified the accused as Sombir Singhal who worked as a school cab driver in Neb Sarai and Saket area, Vicky Jha, who worked as a helper in Max Saket, an unemployed youth named Satbir and Vicky Bhatt who was a data entry operator,” said the DCP.

“During interrogation, the accused confessed to their crime and revealed that Sombir and Vicky had an old enmity with Kashyap. He had beaten them a few years ago and since then they were holding a grudge against him. The accused said that Kashyap used to bully and threaten Sombir almost on a daily basis,” said the DCP.

“The accused also disclosed that on April 15, Kashyap had again threatened Sombir. In the evening, he got information that Surjit was sitting with one of his friend. Sombir along with his friends went to the abandoned farm house, stabbed and strangulated him. They disposed the body by throwing it in a nearby ditch and covered it with some leaves,” said the DCP.

“Four accused have been arrested. Two more of their accomplices identified as Golu and Ravinder Bisht are still absconding and police had launched manhunt to nab them,” the DCP added.