Woman, lover kill father for opposing relationship; hide body in box
Police in Kanpur have arrested a woman and her lover for the murder of her father, who had opposed their relationship. The victim's body was discovered in a box inside a locked room after neighbors reported a foul smell.
Why it matters
This incident underscores ongoing social issues regarding familial conflict and domestic violence in India.
KANPUR: Police arrested Pooja and her lover late on Sunday night for allegedly killing her 55-year-old father, security guard Shyam Sundar Katheriya, and concealing his body in a box in a locked room at Kanshiram Colony in Etawah.Neighbours alerted police around 3pm on Sunday after a strong foul smell emerged from room number 216 on the first floor of Block 14 in TB Hospital Colony.Civil Lines police broke open the lock and found Katheriya’s decomposed body inside a box, wrapped in polythene and covered with three blankets.SSP Brijesh Kumar Srivastava said the body was several days old. Suspicion fell on Pooja, who lived with Katheriya, after she went missing. Police later arrested her and her lover.Srivastava said Katheriya had opposed their relationship. He worked as a guard at Shubham Hotel.SP City Babita Singh said police and a forensic team were collecting evidence.
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