20-year-old grandparents killed for money to buy liquor in Uttar Pradesh village

Police have started investigation by registering an FIR in the matter.  (Representational image: Shutterstock)

Police have started investigation by registering an FIR in the matter. (Representational image: Shutterstock)

Police said they have recovered the partially mutilated bodies of the husband and wife and have sent them for post-mortem

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  • Last Update:June 26, 2022, 2:56 pm IST
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A 20-year-old youth allegedly killed his grandparents and hid the bodies in two different rooms in a village here over a dispute over money to buy liquor, police said on Sunday. He said that the accused Himesh lived with his grandparents in Delhi and was allegedly addicted to alcohol.

According to the police, the accused killed the elderly couple on June 22 in Damri village here, where they had come to attend a wedding. Police said they have recovered partially decomposed bodies of the husband and wife and sent them for post-mortem.

The bodies of Premshankar (65) and Bhawan Devi (60) were found inside the closed houses of their sons in Damri village under Faizganj police station area. The son and the elderly couple lived in Delhi,” Superintendent of Police (Rural) Siddharth Verma told PTI.

According to the complaint lodged by one of the sons of the couple, who lived in the village, his parents had come to the village to attend a wedding with their grandson Himesh.

“Himesh is an alcoholic and used to fight with his family members for money to buy liquor. The complaint alleges that Himesh killed his grandparents on June 22 following a dispute over money to buy liquor. The accused fled the village after dumping the bodies in two different houses, he said.

He said that the police have started investigation after registering an FIR in the matter.

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