Elder brother stops giving money, younger brother slits throat in Delhi

July 10, 2025

In New Usmanpur area of ​​East Delhi, when the elder brother stopped giving money to the younger brother, he slit his throat and killed him. After the incident, the accused locked the room and fled. On July 6, the body of Idrish (35) was found in a decomposed condition.

The police registered a case of murder and started investigation. During the investigation, the mobile of the deceased was found missing. The police nabbed the accused with the help of CCTV camera footage and technical surveillance.

The accused has been identified as Irshad Alam (22). Based on the information given by the accused, the police have recovered the knife used in the crime and Idrish’s mobile.

North-East District Deputy Commissioner of Police Ashish Mishra said that on July 6, some people in New Usmanpur area had reported a foul smell coming from a room. When the police reached the spot, the room was locked.

There was a strong foul smell inside. When the police broke the lock, Idrish’s body was found soaked in blood inside. The body looked three to four days old. His throat was slit.

During police interrogation, the accused said that he is originally from Kishanganj, Bihar.

His brother used to do his own work. The brother had asked Irshad to give him 500 rupees for work and 100 rupees for expenses every day. The brother gave money for a few days, but later stopped. He fought with his brother when he asked for the money. For this reason, he killed his brother on July 4.