UP man kills father, sister, niece with axe, dumps bodies in well over land dispute

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A man in Uttar Pradesh allegedly killed his father, sister, and niece with an axe over a land dispute and dumped their bodies into a well in a village in Ganga Nagar area in Prayagraj.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Ganga Nagar) Kuldeep Gunawat said, on Sunday, one Mukund Patel filed a missing persons report for his father, sister, and niece at the Mauaima police station, and expressed suspicion that his elder brother, Mukesh Patel, may be involved in their disappearance.

According to the officer, when a police and special operations group (SOG) team took Mukesh Patel into custody and questioned him on Monday, he revealed that he had been embroiled in a land dispute with his father, Ram Singh (55), ever since the latter had transferred four bighas of land to his brother Mukund.

The accused said he had demanded 10 biswa (unit) of land from his father, and was furious when his father refused, the DCP said, PTI reported.

On January 2, with the intention of killing his father, Mukesh went to the house at night and tried to strangle him, police said.

During this time, Mukesh's sister Sadhana (21) and niece Aastha (14) tried to stop him. Mukesh then attacked them with an axe lying nearby, killing all three, police added, PTI reported.

Based on the accused's confession, the three bodies were recovered from the well, and the axe used in the murders was also recovered, the senior officer said. The DCP said a country-made pistol and two cartridges were also recovered from Mukesh's possession.

An FIR has been registered against the accused at Mauaima police station and further legal action is being taken.