HYDERABAD: A man was found

into pieces and stuffed in 7 plastic buckets at his home in Malkajgiri on Sunday. The gruesome crime came to light after cops were alerted by locals of foul smell from the house. The 80-year-old victim’s son, Kishan, is the prime suspect after the man’s wife and daughter, who were at home when the cops arrived, named him. Cops suspect Kishan, who is unemployed, killed his father over money disputes. Kishan is absconding.

“The murder took place on Friday. Mother and daughter claimed that they did not report about the murder fearing threat from Kishan,’’ ACP (Malkajgiri Division) Sandeep told media. The mother, Gaya, and the daughter were taken into custody for questioning.

Police said when they checked the house, which was stinking, they found the victim, S Maruthi Kishan’s, body parts such as severed head, hands and legs filled in different plastic buckets. Clues Team later collected samples from the plastic buckets.

Initial investigation revealed that that accused Kishan was unemployed and he used to frequently pester his father for money. It is being suspected that the accused might have killed his father over money.

The victim was a goods train loco pilot. The family, which hails from

, had settled in Hyderabad about 20 years ago. Apart from the accused, the victim had three more children — one son went missing long time ago, one daughter is married and another is unmarried.