A 30-year-old man was murdered by his friend for not returning Rs 50 borrowed by him, Firozabad police said. The accused was arrested and sent to jail on Sunday.
Vijaypal, resident of Baroli village under Khairgarh police station, was murdered on February 22 by his 40-year-old friend Brahmanand.
According to police, Vijaypal and Brahmanand were neighbours and friends. Both of them used to work as construction labourers. The incident occurred on the February 22 evening when the duo was consuming alcohol and a fight broke out between them over Rs 50. Brahmanand confessed to have strangled his friend.
Additional superintendent of police Rajesh Kumar said, “A police team was searching for Brahmanand for Vijaypal’s murder. Following a tip-off, he was arrested from Pratappura crossing. During the initial interrogation, Brahmanand said that he had fight over Rs 50 which Vijaypal had borrowed from him. He died of strangulation. We suspect that someone else was also involved in the murder. The matter is being investigated in detail.”
