The Chhola Mandir police has nabbed a 36-year-old man who strangulated his 70-year-old father to death at his Bhanpur house on July 20. The accused murdered his father over property and money dispute.
Police said that the deceased, identified as Shiv Shankar Kushwaha, was found at his house in Bhanpur and police were informed regarding the death. Police team reached and sent body for the post mortem.
Initially, police found that the accused told that Shiv died natural death but it was revealed in the post mortem that deceased was strangulated to death.
After the report was out, police narrowed on the family members and found that elder son of the deceased Prashant Kushwaha killed his father.
Police registered a case under section 302 of the IPC against the accused who confessed to the time and told the police that he had a fight with his father over money and property and during the fight he strangulated his father with a nylon rope.
He informed his brother regarding the death of his father but concealed the fact that he had killed him.
After the probe, police nabbed the accused on Tuesday and he confessed to have killed Shiv Shankar Kushwaha and he used to demand money and have frequent fights over property.
The younger brother of the accused Nishant was the first who came to know about the death and was not aware that Prashant has killed his father. The police have started further investigation into the matter.