Amroha , A woman, along with other family members, got her son killed by a contract killer for his involvement in criminal activities and frequently assaulting relatives, an official said on Monday.
The body of Dushyant, 32, a resident of Nasirpur village in the Didauli area, with multiple injury marks, was found on May 9 in a dry canal located in the forest area near Shyampur village, police said, adding that it was sent for a post-mortem.
A case was registered after the victim’s father, Pritam Singh, filed a complaint expressing suspicion that his son had been murdered by unidentified persons, officials said.
During the investigation, police allegedly uncovered the involvement of the victim’s own family members, including his mother, in the murder conspiracy.
According to police, Dushyant had a criminal background and several cases were already registered against him.
“He was addicted to alcohol and frequently abused and assaulted his parents, brother, sister-in-law and other relatives, due to which the family members were deeply disturbed,” police said.
Additional Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Bhadauriya said the victim’s father, Pritam Singh, brother Sankit and mother Maya Devi allegedly conspired to eliminate him.
“The accused family members mortgaged household jewellery with a jeweller in Amroha and arranged ₹55,000, which was paid as advance money to a contract killer identified as Jogendra alias Jolly for carrying out the murder,” Bhadauriya said.
Police alleged that the family also promised an additional payment of ₹5 lakh after the killing.
According to investigators, on the night of May 8, Sankit, contract killer Jogendra alias Jolly and two unidentified accomplices allegedly murdered Dushyant and later dumped his body in the dry canal near Shyampur village.
Police said the case was cracked with the help of “solid evidence and modern technology”.
During sustained interrogation, the victim’s father, Pritam Singh and brother, Sankit, allegedly confessed to their involvement in the conspiracy, following which both were arrested and sent to jail on Monday, officials said.
Police said the victim’s mother, Maya Devi, alleged contract killer Jogendra alias Jolly, a resident of Dhela Nagla village, and two unidentified accused are absconding.
Efforts are underway to trace and arrest the remaining accused, police added.
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