Kanpur pharmaceutical dealer Vineet Manocha was found dead in his flat in Kanpur on September 5.
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 body of Vineet Manocha, 60, was found with his throat slit in his flat in the upscale Indira Nagar area in Kanpur on September 5. At the time of his alleged killing, the victim was alone at home, while his son, Subrat, had gone to a party with his wife, Shalu.
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.
The police later found out that the alleged killer made six calls to Subrat from a newly purchased SIM. He was also then arrested on September 23.
Father Had Relationships With Multiple Women
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.
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.
Deleted chats between Subrat and Vishal were also recovered and their locations had coincided at several points before the murder.
Police also alleged that Subrat and Vishal had attempted to divert suspicion towards Shalu.
Kanpur’s Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal told the news agency PTI that the conspiracy came to light through analysis of call detail records (CDRs), CCTV footage, digital and scientific evidence, recoveries and other circumstantial evidence.
He said that Vishal told investigators that Subrat had asked him to kill his father and allegedly promised him Rs 6 lakh.
