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The accused has been recognized as Sumit, a resident of Anand Parbat space of central Delhi.
In line with Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central, Shweta Chauhan, a police management room name was acquired in Anand Parbat police station at round 9 p.m. on Friday relating to the demise of an individual.
“A police group reached the spot and located one individual mendacity on the mattress. Initially, it appeared a pure demise as deceased Jitendra Sharma was paralysed and hooked on alcohol additionally,” she mentioned.
Nevertheless, police started a probe after the deceased’s spouse informed police that she suspects her son was behind the homicide of her husband.
“The physique was shifted to RML Hospital and after post-mortem, the physician orally knowledgeable that it was not a case of pure demise and seemed to be a case of homicidal demise or strangulation. Subsequently, a homicide case was registered and investigation was taken up,” mentioned the DCP.
Throughout investigation, the assertion of a neighbour was recorded who knowledgeable that on the identical day, he was additionally consuming alcohol together with the deceased and his son.
“He additionally talked about that he left each of them round 6.30 p.m and af ter sustained interrogation and confrontation with a witness, Sumit (son of the deceased) confessed to his crime,” mentioned the DCP.
On interrogation, Sumit informed police that he and his father used to dwell collectively as his mom left them a very long time in the past.
“His father was paralysed and he needed to deal with him alone. On the day of the incident, he and his father had consumed 11 quarters of alcohol since morning. Within the night, his father urinated on the mattress and he received pissed off over it and killed him by strangulating him,” mentioned the official.