A retired 72-year-old man, formerly an MTNL mechanic, was allegedly stabbed to death by his son in a property dispute in New Ashok Nagar, East Delhi area on Saturday morning, according to police.
The victim, Gautam Thakur, was attacked by his younger son, Mahesh Thakur, who was reportedly upset over his father’s financial support to his elder brother for buying a property.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Apurva Gupta stated that during interrogation, Mahesh revealed that he had discovered his father’s plan to sell their current residence without informing him. This sale was to benefit the elder son. Additionally, Mahesh felt betrayed because his father had sold another property two years ago and used the proceeds to help his elder brother purchase a property in New Ashok Nagar, leaving Mahesh without any support.
Feeling wronged, Mahesh planned and carried out the murder while the rest of the family was asleep, Gupta added.
The police responded to a PCR call about the stabbing and found Gautam Thakur dead in his bedroom on the first floor of the house, with stab wounds in his abdomen. The PCR call was made by Mahesh himself.
Upon his confession, Mahesh was arrested, and the alleged murder weapon, a large kitchen knife, was recovered from a water tank on the roof of a neighboring house where he had disposed of it, police said.
Gautam Thakur, who retired from MTNL in 2012, resided on the first floor of the house with his two sons and their families.
All family members were present in the house during the incident, Gupta noted. Initially, Mahesh claimed to have seen two men leaving the house after the incident, but this account is being verified.
During the initial investigation, several inconsistencies and discrepancies were found in Mahesh’s story, the DCP added.