The Delhi Police announced on Thursday that they have solved the triple murder case in which a couple and their daughter were discovered dead at their home in the Neb Sarai area on Wednesday morning. Authorities revealed that the murders were committed by the couple’s son, Arjun, due to a family dispute.
The 20-year-old initially claimed he was at a workout when the murders occurred. However, investigations revealed that he not only alerted the police about the crime but also informed his uncle about the incident.
Officials stated that Arjun’s motive for the murders stemmed from a deep sense of humiliation caused by his father, along with the discovery that his parents intended to leave their property to his sister.
Arjun Tanwar, the 20-year-old son of the deceased couple, confessed to killing his parents and sister. He allegedly used an Army knife to commit the crime.
Arjun Tanwar, a political science student at a Delhi University college and a trained boxer, had represented Delhi in a state boxing event, where he won a silver medal, according to a PTI report. He had also previously attended the Army Public School in Dhaula Kuan.
During investigation, he told the police that he first killed his sister by slitting her throat while she was asleep.
Then he went upstairs where he stabbed his father in his neck and slit his mother’s throat, who was in the washroom, police said.
According to the police, Arjun was motivated by a desire for revenge against his father, who he felt had humiliated him. He also allegedly killed his sister due to sibling rivalry.
Officials also said Arjun was upset that they liked his sister more than him.
“Arjun’s relations with his father and family were not good. His father was an ex-serviceman. He used an Army knife to commit the crime. The motive behind the murders was that the man used to feel humiliated by his father scolding him. The second reason was sibling rivalry. In anger, he planned to kill them and selected December 4 as the date to commit the crime as it was the wedding anniversary of his parents,” a police official said.
Joint Commissioner of Police, Southern range, SK Jain, in a press conference said, “At the scene of the crime, there was no sign of theft and forced entry, and the bodies were found on the bed. It was clear that it was not a case of robbery or burglary. Footage from all CCTV cameras was examined.”
