A wave of panic gripped the entire Kankhal township on Sunday following the news of a double murder of a son and his father who were allegedly killed three days ago. Their decomposed bodies were recovered by the police and sent for post mortem to the district hospital. The police called on teams of dog squad and forensic experts to collect the evidence of the crime from the site. The local residents informed the police after the stench from the scene of crime started spreading in the colony.
According to the police, a retired railway employee and his property dealer son were living in Keshavpuram colony of Jagjeetpur in Haridwar. They were murdered with a sharp weapon and the police are trying to find clues to ascertain the identity of the murderer.
The deceased have been identified as 65 year old Shyam lal Kukreja, a retired railway employee along with his 29-year-old son, Bharat Kukreja, who worked as a property dealer. Shyam lal was known amongst the local residents for his simplicity and kind hearted nature.
Speaking to The Pioneer, the Haridwar senior superintendent of police, Krishna Kumar VK said, “It is a murder case but there are no clues of the murder. The investigation is on and our forensic teams have collected the samples. Soon we shall be able to reach to some conclusion about the murder.”
The brother of the deceased, Raj Kumar said that the son and the father lived alone in the house and they did not keep much contact with the other relatives and family members. Raj Kumar said that he had last met his brother a year ago.
Bharat reportedly had some dispute with his wife for quite some time and she was living separately. She also belonged to Kankhal area. The colony people gathered in the morning outside the Kukreja house on Sunday when the news of the murder spread.