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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Punjab: Blast near army cantt area in Amritsar, hours after explosion in Jalandhar
Chandigarh (PTI): An explosion occurred near the army cantonment area in Khasa late Tuesday night in Punjab's Amritsar, the second such incident which took place around three hours after a blast outside the headquarters of the Border Security Force's Punjab Frontier in Jalandhar.
According to the police, an investigation into both blast incidents is currently underway, and no injuries have been reported.
The first explosion happened around 8 pm in Jalandhar, while the second blast occurred at approximately 11 pm in Amritsar.
Amritsar (Rural) Senior Superintendent of Police Suhail Mir Qasim stated that police received reports of a loud sound at around 11 pm on a road in Khasa. "Our teams arrived on the scene immediately," he said.
Preliminary inspections indicated that someone had thrown an explosive device towards the boundary wall, leading to the explosion, according to the SSP.
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Police mentioned that a piece of a tin sheet covering the boundary wall had fallen as a result of the blast.
Following the explosion, a team of forensic and bomb disposal squad visited the site to collect samples.
Amritsar Rural Superintendent of Police Aditya S. Warrier, who also visited the scene, confirmed that further investigations are ongoing. Police added that a team of army officials also assessed the situation, after which the area was cordoned off.
CCTV footage from the vicinity shows the explosion occurring at night. A local villager reported that his family was awakened by the loud sound and came outside their home to see what had happened.
Before the Amritsar explosion, a blast took place outside the headquarters of the Border Security Force's Punjab Frontier in Jalandhar district around 8 pm on Tuesday, causing panic in the area.
CCTV footage captured the explosion, which resulted in a cloud of smoke. An unidentified man was seen running for cover following the blast.
The blast ripped apart a scooter, damaged a traffic signal pole and windowpanes of a nearby shop. Locals recounted that the scooter, which was parked outside the BSF headquarters, Punjab Frontier, caught fire shortly after a loud sound. It belonged to Gurpreet Singh, who regularly delivers parcels in the area.
Talking to reporters on Tuesday night, one of Gurpreet's relatives said that the scooter caught fire as he was approaching it. He immediately called his father and informed him about the incident.
Jalandhar Police Commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur confirmed to reporters late Tuesday that an Activa scooter parked near the gate caught fire suddenly. She stated that Gurpreet is fully cooperating with the investigation.
Witnesses nearby reported hearing a loud sound following the explosion.
On April 27, an explosion occurred at a freight corridor rail track in Shambhu in Patiala. Police had arrested four members of a pro-Khalistan terror module, backed by Pakistan's ISI, for the blast.
In light of these incidents, opposition parties have condemned the AAP government for its handling of the situation.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal criticised Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who also holds the home portfolio, over the recent blasts.
"Three blasts in 10 days, two in a single day, May 5: Jalandhar outside BSF headquarters and Sri Amritsar Sahib Army area, April 27: Rajpura rail track. Continued intelligence failures and the collapse of law and order are a matter of grave concern. Chief Minister @BhagwantMann, who is also the state Home Minister, is busy with mimicry and cheap politics. He has forfeited the right to remain in office," Badal said in a post on X.
Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring also slammed the Mann government over the two blasts.
"Back-to-back blasts have shaken Punjab. Yesterday in Jalandhar, and now near Khasa Camp in Amritsar, this is deeply alarming. Who is trying to destabilise our state? Why has the Punjab Government failed to prevent such incidents? What is the Government of India doing? Repeated lapses point to a serious breakdown of intelligence and security. Punjab's peace cannot be compromised. We demand accountability and immediate action," Warring said in a post on X.
