The son of a pharmaceutical dealer in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur allegedly conspired to kill his father fearing that he would transfer his property to some other woman, police have said after arresting him in the murder case.
The police later found out that the alleged killer made six calls to Subrat from a newly purchased SIM. Police also alleged that Subrat and Vishal had attempted to divert suspicion towards Shalu. He was also then arrested on September 23. Subrat’s father gave him around Rs 40,000 every month for his expenses, while he was paying about Rs 55,000 a month towards loan instalments, the police said.
During the initial investigation, the police had said the mastermind was Vineet’s daughter-in-law and arrested her , along with their former employee, Vishal Gautam, and his associate, Rajkishore. During interrogation, Subrat told police that he plotted the murder as his father had relationships with several women and feared that he would start living with another woman and transfer all his property in her name. The initial plan was to make the death appear accidental or natural, but the plan was later changed, the police said.
Murder Investigation in Kanpur: Victim Found with Throat Slit
Vineet Manocha, a 60-year-old resident of the upscale Indira Nagar area in Kanpur, was discovered dead in his apartment on September 5, with his throat slit. At the time of the incident, Manocha was home alone, while his son, Subrat, and daughter-in-law, Shalu, were attending a party elsewhere.
