A temple employee who was found dead at its premises on Sunday morning in southeast Delhi's Bhogal area was allegedly killed by an 18-year-old youth who was constantly being pressurized by the victim to have homosexual relations with him.
The accused, identified as Rahul Sharma was arrested yesterday afternoon by a team of Maurya Enclave Police Station of North-West district while he was planning to flee to his native village in UP.
During interrogation, the accused told police that the deceased was a homosexual having unnatural sexual relations with several boys. Three months back Rahul Sharma came in contact with Hanuman Pandey who used to call him at his rented house at Sarai Kale Khan for sex.
"Sharma was allegedly being pressurized by Pandey to visit him regularly for this purpose. Whenever he tried to keep himself away, Pandey used to threaten him of getting him arrested or beaten by his other friends. Hence, nursing a strong grudge against Hanuman Pandey, the accused Rahul Sharma purchased a knife a month ago to eliminate Pandey," said DCP (North-West) N Gnana Sambandan.
On the fateful night of Saturday, Hanuman Pandey invited him for unnatural sex in his room at Jain Mandir. After 11.00 pm, the accused armed with the knife, reached the room at Jain Mandir, Bhogal. While Hanuman Pandey was ready for unnatural sex in naked condition, Sharma slashed his neck from behind, he added.
However, Pandey fought back and during scuffle the accused himself suffered knife injuries over his chest and fingers but managed to stab Pandey around 30 times killing him on the spot.
