An 82-year-old man was allegedly strangled to death by his son-in-law at the former's house in Southwest Delhi's Bindapur area on Sunday morning. After killing his father-in-law, Vijender Singh came and surrendered at the local police station. Police said that property dispute was the motive behind this murder.
The incident was reported at around 9 am on Sunday when Vijender Singh, a small time financer, went up to the Bindapur police station and confessed to killing his father-in-law Inder Singh.
Inder Singh, the victim resided with his family in the Vijay Vihar area of Uttam Nagar. For the past few months, the elderly man had dispute with his son-in-law and his grandson, Hemant over property. Following which, the victim had filed a police complaint against Vijdender and his son.
On the morning of July 2, Vijender went up to his father-in-law's house. There was no one inside the house. A verbal altercation ensued between the two where in Vijender confessed that he took a stick and started beating his father-in-law. Injured, the elderly man fell after which the accused took a pillow and strangled the victim.
Surender Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) said, "We have arrested Vijender Singh and registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code at the Bindapur police station."