BAREILLY: A shocking incident came to light on Monday after the police arrested one Mahipal, 25, for killing his

Khoob Chand, 60. Latter was found dead by the police on March 26 at Trikunia village under the jurisdiction of Bithari Chainpur police station. Khoob Chand’s bullet ridden body was found from a room on his field.

Police suspected that Mahipal killed his alcoholic father since the latter had finalised a deal to sell off his land to be able to invest money in liquor.

“According to Mahipal, had Khoob Chand sold the land, it would have resulted in breaking his marriage which was fixed. He had a heated argument with his father when he learnt that the latter wanted to sell his land. In order to save the ancestral land and get married, he decided to murder his father with the help of his friend Ompal,” SP (city) Abhinandan Singh said.

Interestingly, Mahipal had lodged the FIR against unknown person stating that his father was shot dead while he was sleeping.

After the incident, circle officer (CO) Pritam Pal Singh was asked to probe into the matter. During the investigation, it was revealed that the deceased was excessively alcoholic and had borrowed loan to buy liquor for himself.

“To repay the loan, the only option he had was to sell his land. He had sealed the deal with one Saurabh Kumar of Faridapur. We detained Mahipal as we were suspecting him,” CO said.

Mahipal did nothing other than helping his father in the fields. He was angry with his father over his decision to sell off the land. During interrogation, he confessed to have killed his father along with his friend Ompal,” CO said.

“Manhunt is on to arrest the other accused, Ompal,” SP said.