The Outer District Police have solved a sensational triple murder case involving Delhi residents who were allegedly poisoned as part of a well-planned conspiracy for financial gain. A self-styled tantrik, identified as Kamruddin, alias Baba, has been arrested in the case. He was operating a so-called tantric centre in Loni and Firozabad.Police investigations revealed that he lured victims by promising “dhanvarsha (a shower of wealth)” through tantric rituals, gradually gaining their trust and mentally influencing them. He allegedly mixed poison in laddoos to kill them and then robbed them of cash and valuables.During inspection of the vehicle, police recovered liquor bottles, cold drink bottles, empty glasses, mobile phones, cash, helmets, jackets, Aadhaar cards, and other personal belongings and documents.Taking the case with utmost seriousness, police conducted detailed technical analysis and interrogated connected persons. Investigations revealed that all three victims were in contact with a tantrik who had assured them of financial gains through rituals.Technical evidence showed that the victims had visited Loni, Ghaziabad, one day prior to the incident and again on the day of their deaths, remaining in constant contact with Kamruddin.Further analysis indicated that an additional person was present in the car during their return journey. This person was identified as Kamruddin, who allegedly boarded the vehicle in Loni and later abandoned it at the place of occurrence before the incident came to light.Kamruddin was apprehended and initially attempted to mislead investigators. However, during sustained interrogation, he disclosed that around two months earlier, Laxmi had been introduced to him through an acquaintance named Salim. Laxmi later introduced Shiv Naresh and Randhir to him.He allegedly convinced the victims to perform a “pooja” for “dhanvarsha” and asked them to bring Rs 2 lakh in cash along with liquor and cold drinks.According to his disclosure, he prepared laddoos mixed with poison and accompanied the victims in their car. During the journey, he induced them to consume liquor, cold drinks, and the poisoned laddoos. After they became unconscious, he allegedly took the cash and fled from the vehicle.Police stated that technical and circumstantial evidence corroborates the presence of the accused in the vehicle at the relevant time.The accused is described as a habitual offender with previous involvement in serious criminal cases, including one in Dholpur, Rajasthan, and another in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, in similar fashion. On February 8, a PCR call was received at Police Station Paschim Vihar East regarding three persons lying unconscious inside a white car. Police personnel rushed to the spot and found an elderly man seated in the driver’s seat, a middle-aged man who had been pulled out of the vehicle by members of the public, and a woman lying inside the car.All three were shifted to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead.
