Bhopal Police Arrest Younger Brother in Kamla Nagar Murder of Hotel Worker

Overview

• Dharmendra Singh Chauhan was found dead at his Naya Basera home on Friday morning with deep head and neck wounds from a sharp-edged weapon.
• Kamla Nagar police examined nearby CCTV and concluded no outsider entered the house, narrowing attention to people inside.
• Questioning uncovered frequent clashes between Chauhan and his younger brother, Manoj alias Raju, tied to Manoj’s alleged relationship with Chauhan’s wife.
• Police say Manoj confessed to slitting his brother’s throat and led them to the recovery of a coconut-cutting knife used in the attack.
• An initial report of an unknown assailant gave way to an arrest after the probe, and the body was sent for post-mortem as part of the case.