Punjab: Man kills stepson; hides body in drum and plasters it with cement
Ludhiana, December 17: In a shocking incident, a man allegedly murdered his 20-year-old step son, hid the body in a plastic drum and later plastered it with cement to hide the crime in Punjab's Ludhiana district. The deceased has been identified as Piyush.
The police said the accused also tied the hands and feet of the body before hiding it in the plastic drum.
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In her complaint to the police, Savita, mother of the deceased, said after the death of her first husband, she got married to Vivekananda Mandal alias Sappu Mandal. She had son Piyush (20) from her first husband, who lived with her. He used to quarrel with his stepfather. In a fit of rage, her husband killed him.
She alleged that Piyush had been missing since December 5. When she asked her husband about his absence, he misled her every time. However, she got suspicious and went to the roof of their rented accomodation, where she found a drum from which a foul smell was coming. She informed her neighbours, who broke open the drum. Piyush's decomposed body was found inside it with hands and feet tied.
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ACP Maninder Bedi said the body has been sent to the Civil Hospital for post-mortem. The accused is absconding and would be arrested soon, the police official added.
- PTC NEWS
