Two arrested for killing friend

Two men were arrested for allegedly killing their friend in South Delhi's Saket, police said Sunday.

The victim, Neeraj (21), was reportedly missing since June 27, they said.

Parents of the victim had filed a report in this regard on July 1 at the Saket police station.

According to them, Neeraj often stayed outside home for four to five days but always remained in their touch over the phone.

This time, his phone remained unreachable.

The suspicion turned to Neeraj's friends when one of them, Amit (19), disclosed on July 13 that earlier he resided at Lado Sarai and Neeraj used to visit him.

Amit worked at a restaurant and misappropriated some amount from the money meant for the purchase of grocery items daily, a senior police officer said.

Both used to drink alcohol with the money.

When the restaurant owner learnt of this, Amit was sacked. He, thereafter, shifted to his native village in Neemrana.

In his absence, Neeraj allegedly defamed Amit in Lado Sarai, the officer said.

Amit had ..