Nov 06, 2024 10:52 PM IST
The crime got here to gentle after a grievance was lodged by Umashankar Shukla, the sufferer’s elder son, on Monday, initially blaming unknown assailants. Nonetheless, following an in depth investigation, Jaishankar Shukla was recognized because the prime suspect and arrested on Wednesday.
Jaishankar Shukla, alias Gopal, has been arrested for the brutal homicide of his father, Harisharan Maharaj, a neighborhood priest in Maura Kheda village beneath the Dubagga police station limits. Maharaj was struck on the top with a hammer on Sunday night time, and succumbed to his accidents, stated police.
The sufferer was struck on the top with a hammer on Sunday night time, and succumbed to his accidents (For illustration)
The crime got here to gentle after a grievance was lodged by Umashankar Shukla, the sufferer’s elder son, on Monday, initially blaming unknown assailants. Nonetheless, following an in depth investigation, Jaishankar Shukla was recognized because the prime suspect and arrested on Wednesday.
Initially, a case was registered beneath Sections 191(2), 115(2), and 333 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The costs have been later amended to incorporate extra severe offences beneath Sections 333 and 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act 2023.
Jaishankar has been remanded to judicial custody, said a police press launch. The arrest was made by a police workforce led by Inspectors Ashish Baliyan and Ankit Baliyan, together with different officers concerned within the investigation.