The victim has been identified as Hardeep Singh, who worked as the editor of a journal published by the Inter-University Accelerator Centre. (Representational image)
Highlights
- Delhi gym owner, who allegedly shot dead journalist, arrested in UP
- Victim allegedly killed after he complained about loud music being played
- Suspect owned gym in the victim's building, was missing after murder
A 28-year-old gym owner, who allegedly shot dead a journalist earlier this week at south Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh, police said today.
The accused, Rinku had allegedly shot dead Hardeep Singh who worked as the editor of a journal published by the Inter-University Accelerator Centre, an institute run by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
The incident took place on Monday after an altercation had broken out between the two, over Singh objecting to loud music played by Rinku in Kishangadh locality. Rinku owns a gym on the ground floor of the building in which Singh lived, police said.
After the incident, Rinku went absconding. A case of murder was registered and a police team fanned to track him down. He was arrested last night from Mathura, police said.