A 75-year-old man and his 22-year-old grandson were allegedly killed by his younger son over land dispute in Bisrakh area of Greater Noida on Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as Rampal and his grandson Shekhar.
According to the police, Jagdish, along with his sons Sunny and Jitendra, barged into Rampal’s house. They slit the throat of Rampal, who was sleeping on a cot at veranda. Sunny and Jitendra shot Shekhar when came for his grandfather’s rescue. After killing the duo, they fled the spot. Shekhar’s wife Sarita who had witnessed the incident, informed her neighbours and alerted the police.
Based on Sarita’s complaint, police registered an FIR at Bisrakh police station against the trio. Teams have been formed to nab the accused. Rampal had total of 10 bigha land which was equally divided between his two sons. A few years ago, Shree died so his share went to his only son Shekhar. After Shree’s death Rampal started staying with Shekhar. Family member of the deceased alleged that Jagdish wanted to grab the share of his elder brother so he killed them both.
When police reached the spot, Rampal and Shekhar were found lying in a pool of blood. They were immediately taken to a local hospital where they were declared brought dead. When news spread in the area, locals staged protest demanding immediate arrest of the accused.
Senior police officials reached the spot and assured to arrest the accused within 24 hours. “We have sent the bodies for post-mortem. Teams have been formed to nab the accused,” said Preetinder Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) who also visited the spot. Police claim Jagdish is historysheeter and there are around 15 cases of murder, loot and dacoity against him. He has also been to jail before. At present those named in the FIR are at large.