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Man kills five members of his family in 20 years for property

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 9/27/2021 1:35:24 PM

New Delhi, Sep 26 Aman was arrested for killing five members of his family over a period of 20 years to obtain ancestral property in Ghaziabad. Ghaziabad Police had arrested the accused, Leelu Tyagi, who is a resident of Murad Nagar on Wednesday, according to a report by The Indian Express. Leelu Taygi's two associates - Surendra Tyagi and Rahul - were also arrested while his two other associates are absconding, police said. Police said the case came to light after a missing person's complaint of Leelu Tyagi's relative Reshu was filed on August 15. During probe, police found Leelu Tyagi, along with help from other accused, had killed his relative Reshu and four other members of his family in an attempt to obtain ancestral property. About 20 years ago, Leelu Tyagi killed his elder brother Sudheer Tyagi. He then allegedly murdered his brother's eight-year-old daughter by poisoning her, police said. A few years later, Leelu Tyagi then murdered his Sudheer's second daughter and later dumped her body in a river.