Chandigarh: The mutilated body of 31-year-old Delhi-based Muslim businessman, Mohammed Arib, who had been missing since earlier this month, was recovered from a forested area in Haryana’s Faridabad. Police alleged that he was murdered by two Hindu men following a monetary dispute related to his business.
According to Kashmir24, Arib was allegedly lured to Ballabhgarh on the pretext of being shown goods. Police said the accused tied him up and killed him before robbing him of Rs 2.5 lakh in cash and his scooter. His body was later abandoned in a forest area in Faridabad.
Police have arrested two individuals in connection with the case, identified as Rahul and Babu. Officials said the body was discovered in a severely mutilated condition. A media report said that the lower portion of the torso had been partially eaten by animals, indicating that the body had remained in the forest for several days before it was found.
A missing person report had earlier been filed at Chandni Mahal Police Station in Delhi late on March 7 after Arib failed to return home. Family members told police that Arib, who dealt in scrap tools, had left for Faridabad the same day carrying around Rs 2.5 lakh in cash for business purposes. When he did not return or contact the family, they approached the police to lodge a complaint.