Life cut short: Ravi Kumar was attacked on January 7 when he was returning home from work. Photo: Special Arrangement

: A 28-year-old banker died after he was allegedly attacked with a lethal injection in north Delhi’s Sadar Bazar on Saturday.

The deceased has been identified as Ravi Kumar, a cashier at a Kotak Mahindra Bank branch in Sadar Bazar.

Main accused identified

The police have arrested Palam resident Anish Yadav, who allegedly hired a contract killer to eliminate Ravi.

Investigations have revealed that Anish (30) wanted Ravi out of his way so that he could woo the latter’s wife, whom he knows since childhood and has a deep liking for.

Anish purportedly told the police that he was annoyed that the woman had got married to somebody else. Although he himself got married last year, he separated from his wife in a few months.

He then hired Prem to kill Ravi for ₹1.5 lakh.

On January 7, when Ravi was returning home from work, Prem allegedly came from behind and pushed the injection into his neck. The police said Prem had been following Ravi and attacked him near Bara Tooti Chowk.

Killer caught

“Prem fled the spot after committing the crime. He was, however, chased down by locals and Ravi’s colleague who was accompanying him, and handed over to the police,” said a police officer.

Ravi was taken to St Stephen’s Hospital, where he died on Sunday. During interrogation, Prem purportedly told the police that he was a physiotherapist and that the drug in the injection was a combination of Midazolam and Fortwin Phenergan.

“We are, however, waiting for the autopsy report to identify the nature of the substance that was injected to the victim,” said the officer.