Murder of couple: Three sons, lawyer arrested in UP's Shravasti
Shravasti (UP) (PTI): A lawyer allegedly masterminded the murder of a couple after fraudulently acquiring their three shops and luring their three sons into killing their parents after promising them gifts and cash in Uttar Pradesh's Shravasti district, police said on Friday.
All four accused have been arrested for murdering Roshan Khan (80) and his wife Waseela (60) on the intervening night of November 22 and 23.
Superintendent of Police Rahul Bhati said while Khan's body was found inside their house in Kamba Pokhar village, his wife's body was recovered from nearby bushes.
The postmortem confirmed that both had been strangled with a bamboo stick.
During the investigation, police found that lawyer Prabhakar Tripathi alias Rinku had deceitfully taken control of the couple's three shops in Ikauna.
To evade legal action, the lawyer conspired with the deceased couple's three sons, luring them with money and gifts to kill their own parents, SP Bhati said.
Roshan Khan had two sons, Haseeb Khan and Naseeb Khan, from his first marriage, while Waseela's son from her first marriage is Musib Khan. All three have been arrested.
According to police, Roshan Khan had transferred the three shops to his wife Waseela through a deed in August. On the same day, advocate Tripathi allegedly tricked her into signing a fake sale deed by showing a cheque of Rs 10 lakh as payment. He later sold the shops to another buyer for around Rs 80 lakh.
Waseela then filed cases in the district court and high court seeking cancellation of the deed and also lodged a complaint at the Ikauna police station, though an FIR was not registered then.
Investigators said electronic surveillance, witness statements and interrogation revealed that Tripathi had masterminded the murders. He allegedly offered one son a motorcycle and promised Rs 10 lakh, and assured the others of financial benefits as well. The sons confessed that they strangled their parents in their sleep using a bamboo stick.
Police registered the case on November 23. All four accused have been sent to jail.
Police also stated that Tripathi already faces a cheating case, while Haseeb Khan has a case of assault registered against him.
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Talks ended without deal due to 'excessive demands' made by US: Iran
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Islamabad (PTI): The Iran-US talks in Pakistan have ended without a deal due to "excessive demands" made by the American side, a top Iranian official said on Sunday.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei, however, said Iran is determined to utilise all tools, including diplomacy, to secure national interests and protect the country's well-being.
US Vice President JD Vance, who led the American delegation, said the talks failed to reach a peace deal, citing Tehran not forgoing its nuclear programme as one of the key sticking points. He said the American side presented its "final and best offer" to the Iranian side, but it did not accept it.
Baqaei, however, said that the two sides reached a consensus on some issues, but they held different views regarding 2-3 important matters.
He said that during the intensive negotiations that began Saturday morning, with Pakistan's mediation, numerous messages and texts were exchanged between the two sides.
"In the past 24 hours, discussions were held on various dimensions of the main negotiation topics, including the Strait of Hormuz, the nuclear issue, war reparations, lifting of sanctions, and the complete end to the war against Iran and in the region," Baqaei said.
"The success of this diplomatic process depends on the seriousness and good faith of the opposing side, refraining from excessive demands and unlawful requests, and the acceptance of Iran's legitimate rights and interests," he added.
He said it was natural that Iran should not have expected from the beginning to reach an agreement within one meeting. "No one expected that either."
"We have not forgotten and will not forget the experiences of America's breaches of promise and malicious acts," he said.
He thanked Pakistan for hosting the negotiations and for its efforts in advancing this process.
In a brief statement to the media, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Pakistan helped mediate several rounds of “intense and constructive” discussions over the past 24 hours.
Expressing hope for progress, Dar said both sides should maintain a positive spirit to achieve durable peace and regional stability.
Dar said Pakistan would continue to play its role in facilitating engagement and dialogue between Iran and the United States in the coming days.
The Iranian delegation, led by Speaker Mohammad Baqir Galibaf, had arrived in Islamabad on Friday night, while the US delegation, headed by Vice President JD Vance, arrived on Saturday morning.
It was the first direct, high-level engagement between Iran and the US since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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