Delhi Police has arrested the main accused behind the double murder of an elderly man and his son, who were stabbed to death in the south Delhi area.

The deceased were identified as Rakesh Sood (62) and his son Karan Sood (27), while his cousin Rahul suffered injuries and is undergoing treatment, police said.

According to the police, information regarding the incident was received around 9:20 pm on Friday from a private hospital in Saket, where three persons from Tara Apartments at Alaknanda under the CR Park police station in south Delhi were admitted by their relatives.

“Upon examination, Rakesh Sood and Karan Sood were declared brought dead by doctors, while Rahul was found injured,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, South, Aishwarya Singh, said.

Soon after the incident, a police team rushed to the spot.

During the investigation, the police found that the incident took place due to a long-standing financial dispute.

“The accused, Asad Siddiqui, a resident of Tara Apartments, attacked the victims with a sharp-edged object around 6 pm,” Singh said.

Crime and forensic teams inspected the scene and collected evidence, while CCTV footage from the area is being analysed as part of the probe, the police said.

“Based on the survivor’s statement, a case was registered, and the accused was arrested,” Singh said.

The vehicle used by the accused to flee from the crime scene has been seized.

Investigators suspect that the altercation may have escalated following disagreements over monetary dealings between the accused and the victims.

Police said that the mobile phones of the accused and the victims will be examined to establish the last communication exchanged between them.

Technical analysis, including call detail records and digital evidence, is expected to play a crucial role in reconstructing the chain of events leading up to the murders.

Police are questioning the accused to ascertain the exact sequence of events and the nature of the financial dispute that led to the fatal attack.

For many in the neighbourhood, the double murder left a lingering....