India, Feb. 16 -- A 24-year-old daily wager has been arrested for allegedly killing his friend for trying to pick his pocket in north Delhi's Kotwali, police said on Sunday.

Deputy commissioner of police (north) Raja Banthia said that an unidentified body of a man, aged around 20-25 years, was discovered on February 7 inside Gandhi Park, Chandni Chowk, near Labour Chowk. The victim, identified as Kancha, who lived on the streets in Chandni Chowk area, had a deep head injury. A blood-stained boulder stone was recovered from the spot, he said.

A murder case was registered at Kotwali Police Station, and a special team was formed to trace the accused, identified as Junaid Khan, a native of Shamli district.

Police said they scanned footage ...