A man was arrested for murdering his 60-year-old father allegedly for not giving him a share of land that he was demanding in Kamrajpur village here, police said.
Somesh was arrested yesterday for murdering his father Mahipal Singh, a farmer, on February 22 and lodging a false complaint against his father-in-law and two brothers-in-law for the crime, Sanjay Rai, CO Najibabad said.
According to police, Somesh was demanding a share of land from his father which he wanted to sell to raise Rs 2.5 lakh to bring his estranged wife Sarita back to his house who left home after she was severely beaten up by him.
Sarita's father, Ram Singh and her brothers claimed that they had spent more than Rs two lakh on her treatment and were demanding the money from Somesh, Rai said, adding, she was living with her four children at her parents' house in Mandawar for the last two years.
Somesh confessed to the crime, saying that on February 22 he battered his father with bricks while working in the field, after he refused to give him the share of land that he was demanding, Rai said.
Somesh's blood stained clothes were also recovered, Rai added.
