Youth held for stoning neighbour to death

A 20-year-old youth, who had allegedly stoned his neighbour to death along with two accomplices, was arrested from Narela here, police said Wednesday.

The suspect has been identified as Bhupender, a resident of Narela, they said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Crime, Ram Gopal Naik said, "A 50-year-old woman from Narela had complained that her son Ajay Kumar (22) was abducted around 6 pm on Sunday."

According to the woman, she and her son had gone to purchase milk from Vijay Chowk in Narela.

Her son was walking at a distance from her, when a car stopped nearby, two persons came out of it and abducted Ajay, the woman told the police.

Naik said she had identified one of the assailants as Mohit, a resident of their area.

Later, Ajay was found dead near the Kundli-Ghaziabad Peripheral Expressway on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.

His face was badly smashed with stones, he said. The autopsy was conducted on Tuesday.

Police said they got a tip-off Wednesday that Bhupender,