In a sensational case, a 38-year-old man allegedly murdered his father over a property dispute and then drove to a secluded place with the body where he set the car ablaze to make it look like an accident. The accused, identified as Abhinav Baweja, worked as a manager with a publishing house.
“We have solved the brutal murder of a senior citizen Subhash Baweja (65) within 12 hours of the commission of crime with the arrest of Abhinav Baweja, who was the younger son of the deceased. The accused is a manager in a publishing house and wanted have his own business for which he was in dire need of funds,” said DCP (South-West) RA Sanjeev.
He had pressurised his father to transfer the property to his name, but his father wouldn’t budge. With time, his hatred for his father
deepened. Reaching the end of his tether, he decided on eliminating his father.
Police got a call on Thursday at 9.32 am about a charred car near Kirpa Farms, Kapashera. When a police squad reached the spot, the burnt body of an unidentified elderly male was discovered in the car. A massive operation was launched to identify the body. Through concerted effort, the registration plate was traced and the body identified.
“Abhinav Baweja was apprehended from his house from Kirti Nagar and was interrogated at length. On Wednesday night, following a heated argument, he attacked his father with a baseball bat and strangulated him,” said Sanjeev.
He heaved the body into his Maruti Esteem. He found a lonely place near Kirpa Farms, Kapashera where he divested the body of all belongings before setting it ablaze in the car.