Two held for activist's murder in Taimoor Nagar

New Delhi : With the arrest of two men, Delhi Police on Thursday claimed to have solved the murder of an anti-drug activist in Taimoor Nagar four days back.

Two men, Akash and Ajay Rathi, were arrested in a robbery case on Wednesday night from Mehrauli area. They were also allegedly involved in a car theft case in Bhogal. The two, the police said, admitted to their involvement in the murder of 34-year-old Rohtash Basoya in Taimoor Nagar.

"Ajay and Akash had on Sunday gunned down Rohtash Basoya who had fought against drugs smugglers and local criminals in Taimoor Nagar. The incident happened when Ajay and Akash came to buy drugs. One of them shot Basoya after he asked them not to abuse in front of children," Kumar added.