India, July 3 -- New Delhi

The Delhi Police arrested a 27-year-old man from Haridwar in Uttarakhand on Tuesday night for allegedly strangling a 20-year-old man and dumping his charred body near the Narela-Bawana flyover, officers said on Wednesday.

They said the victim, Kapil Dahiya, allegedly issued death threats to his neighbour, Sumit Kumar, the accused, due to a past rivalry. Kumar roped in two friends and killed Dahiya, police said.

"Kumar has alleged he was scared that Dahiya would attack him or his brother over an old fight. He called Dahiya on Saturday night on the pretext of ending the fight. He called his two friends; the men committed the murder on a field near Narela-Bawana flyover and tried to burn the body but fled after ...