Overview

• Police arrested Mukesh Thakur at the crime scene in Gulabi Nagar after neighbors found him beside the victim's body in a pool of blood.
• The 17-year-old victim, who had arrived in Delhi 10 days earlier seeking work, was staying as a tenant in Thakur’s home through an acquaintance of Thakur’s wife.
• Thakur suspected his wife of having an affair with the teenager and allegedly attacked him with a gas cylinder after his wife left for work.
• Neighbors noticed blood in the drain, alerted authorities, and prevented Thakur from fleeing by locking him in the room until police arrived.
• A murder case has been registered, the victim’s body sent for post-mortem, and police are continuing their investigation into the incident.