AGRA: A 26-year-old man allegedly strangled his uncle to death with the help of his friend, fearing that he would marry a woman of lower caste.

Sudhakar Sharma was missing since January 28. His body was recovered on February 23 from a well near Pithauli railway station of Shahganj police jurisdiction. On February 26, Sudhakar’s sister-in-law Vimlesh Sharma lodged an FIR against unknown persons.

Saleem Ahmad, station house officer (SHO) of Shahganj, said, “During investigation, we found Nikhil Sharma ’s Aadhaar card from the well, in which Sudhakar’s body was dumped. During questioning, Nikhil claimed he feared his uncle will marry a woman from a lower caste. Sudhakar and his widow sister-in-law Vimlesh had equal share in ancestral property. Sudhakar, who was in his early 40s, was planning to marry a woman from Bihar.”

“This rattled his nephew Nikhil, who expressed his displeasure and told Sudhakar that it will bring bad name to the family and no family will tie relation with their family,” said the police officer.

