India, July 28 -- A day after the body of a 42-year-old caretaker was found inside a septic tank at a farmhouse in South Delhi's Chhatarpur , police on Sunday said the man was allegedly killed by a colleague-who attacked him with a hammer after he refused to lend Rs.10,000.

According to police, the victim, Sita Ram, worked as the domestic help and caretaker for the farmhouse. The accused, identified as 47-year-old Chandra Prakash, worked as a driver at the same farmhouse and was arrested in the Palam area, police added.

"The accused confessed to the murder and stated that he had asked Ram to give him Rs.10,000 because he needed it for some work. However, when Ram refused, the accused decided to kill him," said Ankit Chauhan, deputy comm...