New Delhi [India], June 22 (HBTV): The mastermind behind a brutal murder in the national capital's Sarai Rohilla area has been arrested by Delhi Police said adding that the total number of people nabbed in the case has increased to seven. 

Six accused person, including three juveniles, were arrested within two days of the incident, Delhi police said on Friday. 

The incident that took place on the intervening night of May 8-9, a PCR call informing about a body was received at Police Station Sarai Rohilla. 

"Immediately, a police team reached the spot at New Rohtak Road, Sarai Rohilla in Delhi and found a dead body from which blood was oozing. An inspection of the body revealed that it had around 100 wounds on the upper part. Sincere efforts were made, but the deceased could not be identified. The body was shifted to the hospital for a post-mortem," Delhi police said. 

The wife of the deceased identified the body as that of Ravi Yadav, a resident of Patel Nagar in the city. 

The deceased's wife stated that Yadav was a complainant and eyewitness of a police case. 

"One Kishan was arrested in this case and he was released on bail in this case recently, who was roaming around trying to kill her husband," she said. 

Delhi Police said six accused persons including three juveniles involved in the murder case i.e., Ajeet Kumar Jha alias Gullu (22), Shiva (20), Iqbal (19); and juvenile (14), juvenile (17) and third minor (17) had been arrested within two days of the incident. Four sharp-edged knives and clothes worn by the accused persons at the time of the crime were found from their possessions. The main conspirator of the offence identified as one Kishan was found absconding since the commission of the offence. 

The authorities have been directed to hunt down Kishan, who allegedly the mastermind and main conspirator.    

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