NEW YORK (TIP): The 24-year-old Indian American man from Richmond Hill in Queens, New York, who brutally stabbed his cousin to death on Monday, June 24 has confessed the crime to police.

Lovedeep Singh was arraigned Monday night before Queens Criminal Court Judge Eugene Guarino on counts of second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

The charges were slapped on Singh after he confessed to fatally stabbing his 26-year-old cousin Sharanjit Singh inside an apartment they shared in Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said in a press release.

Lovedeep is said to have admitted that he stabbed Sharanjit in the neck and torso while they were inside their third-floor apartment at 117th St, near 91st Ave. sometime between 2.20 a.m. and 2.30 a.m.

Though the victim was rushed to nearby Jamaica Hospital, he was later pronounced dead.  Investigators who visit the crime scene discovered the knife which was used at the time of the incident, New York Police Department said.

The New York Daily News quoted Barjinder Singh – brother-in-law is the victim’s cousin, saying both Lovedeep and Sharanjit were good friends.

Sharanjit, who is livery car driver, moved to the US from India in 2013 for better opportunities and a better life. His parents still live in India.

The incident was reported by a third cousin who was living in the same apartment who found Sharanjit Singh in a pool of blood and called 911.

“The defendant is accused of senselessly stabbing to death his cousin and roommate. This is a family tragedy for all concerned,” District Attorney Brown said in his statement.

Lovedeep Singh was ordered to be held without bail and his next court date is on Friday. If convicted for the brutal parricide, he will face up to 25 years to life in prison.