{
  "id": 4141111,
  "title": "Man, aide held for killing son, 38; body found in container in Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: Cop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/man-aide-held-for-killing-son-38-body-found-in-container-in-delhi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T07:18:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/man-aide-held-for-killing-son-38-body-found-in-container-in-kalindi-kunj-cop-101787987932630.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 23, a 64-year-old man, Talukdar Ansari, and his associate, Mohammad Wasim, a 49-year-old man, were arrested for allegedly killing their 38-year-old son with severe head injuries and ligature marks on his neck, discovered inside an abandoned shipping container near the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in south Delhi. The father disclosed that he killed his son with the help of Wasim because the victim was suffering from mental health-related problems and was a \"schizophrenic.\"\n\nThe Kalindi Kunj police station received information about the unidentified man's body found inside a container known as \"Bablu Ka Container,\" which had been abandoned for years near the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) boundary wall on the eastern side of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. Upon arrival, the police found the body inside the container, showing signs of injury with a substantial amount of blood oozing from a head wound, suggesting the victim had been deceased for approximately 24 hours prior to discovery.\n\nThe body contained ₹70 cash and tobacco. Police registered a case of murder and formed multiple teams under the supervision of Vijay Kumar, the joint commissioner of police (southern range), to identify the victim and apprehend the killers. CCTV cameras captured the victim's movements leading to the crime scene, showing him in the company of two individuals who disappeared after reaching the scene but did not return. The suspects were later traced to a stitching factory in Govindpuri, resulting in the arrests of Ansari and Wasim.\n\nThe interrogation of the accused revealed that after luring the victim to the container with the pretense of taking him to a doctor, Wasim allegedly struck the victim's head with a stone, after which Ansari inflicted additional blows. They then allegedly strangled the victim using a cloth made from waste clothes, causing his death. The two then abandoned the body inside the container.\n\nPolice described the initial investigation as a blind murder case due to the lack of immediate information about the victim's identity and motive. They are now pursuing forensic and technical evidence, as well as obtaining a final medical opinion to corroborate the sequence of events leading to the murder.",
  "summary": "Police scanned CCTV cameras installed around the crime scene and adjoining locations, establishing camera-to-camera movement trail",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}