Chhattisgarh: Failure to return Rs 1.50 lakh led to Durg man's murder; no online betting angle, say police

Police on Monday unravelled the motive behind the murder of a 41-year-old man in Durg district of Chhattisgarh and said the crime was the fallout of the victims failure to pay back Rs 1.50 lakh he had taken from his jail mate and prime accused and ruled out the online betting angle.Police have arrested three men involved in the crime, a police officer said.Om Prakash Sahu was kidnapped on May 31 and his body was found in Akroldih pond in Old Bhilai area on the night of June 2.

Police on Monday unravelled the motive behind the murder of a 41-year-old man in Durg district of Chhattisgarh and said the crime was the fallout of the victim's failure to pay back Rs 1.50 lakh he had taken from his jail mate and prime accused and ruled out the online betting angle.

Police have arrested three men involved in the crime, a police officer said.

Om Prakash Sahu was kidnapped on May 31 and his body was found in Akroldih pond in Old Bhilai area on the night of June 2. He was allegedly killed by his friend Ashish Tiwari after the victim failed to return Rs 1.50 lakh he had taken from Tiwari, police said. ''After killing Sahu, the accused called up the victim's wife and demanded a ransom of Rs 30 lakh. They used the name of a betting app for misleading the police,'' an official said.

He said Ashish Tiwari had become friends with Sahu in Durg central jail. After coming out of the facility, Sahu took Rs 1.50 lakh from Tiwari but failed to return the amount, Superintendent of Police Shalabh Sinha said.

''Tiwari had used the name of a betting app to mislead the police,'' he said.

Police have arrested Ashish Tiwari, Anuj Tiwari and Rajneesh Pandey for murder and other charges under the Indian Penal Code.

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