A 30-year-old man was arrested in Ghaziabad for allegedly beating a 40-year-old man to death after catching him stealing. The incident occurred in Khoda Colony, and the accused, identified as Ankit Yadav, is accused of dumping the victim's body outside a hospital in the city, prompting a police investigation.
Incident Details
According to police, a zero FIR was registered in Noida, and the case was later transferred to Khoda police station. On April 27, around 6:40 am, police received a call via the emergency helpline 112 reporting an unidentified body near the entrance of Child PGI in Sector 30. Upon arrival, officers found multiple injuries on the body consistent with a severe assault.
Investigation and Autopsy
An autopsy was conducted, and police began reviewing CCTV footage from the hospital and surrounding areas to identify both the victim and the accused. The footage led them to a car used to transport the body, which was traced to Ashok Kumar, a resident of Gadhi Chaukhandi village in Noida Phase-3.
Kumar informed police that he had lent the car to his son's brother-in-law, Ankit Yadav, a resident of Khoda Colony, on the night of the crime. Yadav had not returned with the vehicle since then.
Arrest and Recovery
A police team went to Khoda and showed locals photos of Yadav. The investigation revealed that on the night of April 26-27, Yadav caught an unidentified man stealing from a parked tractor. He thrashed the man to death on the spot and later dumped the body in Noida. The victim was later identified as Anil Kumar, a 40-year-old resident of Khoda.
ACP (Indirapuram) Abhishek Srivastava stated that an FIR was initially registered at Sector 20 police station under sections 103 (murder) and 238 (causing disappearance of evidence) of the BNS. The case was transferred to Khoda police once it was established that the crime occurred there. Yadav was arrested on Sunday, and the car used in the crime was recovered from his possession.
