A 16-year-old teen hired three shooters to kill his father for not giving him enough money. The three bike-borne assailants shot the father dead in the Patti area of Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Following the incident, the teen was arrested on Saturday, the police told PTI.
According to PTI, Additional Superintendent of Police Durgesh Kumar Singh said the three attackers — Piyush Pal, Shubham Soni and Priyanshu — were also arrested. During the interrogation, the accused said that they were hired by the deceased’s son. They further told the police, that they were promised Rs 6 lakhs by the minor and were paid Rs 1.5 lakh in advance with an assurance that he would pay the remaining amount after his father was killed.
The minor was angry with his father, Mohammed Naeem, 50, a businessman, because he didn’t give him enough money.
The teen used to steal money from the shop or jewellery from the house to fulfil his wishes. He had planned to kill his father in the past as well but failed.
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"The minor said that he often used to steal money from the shop or jewellery from the house to fulfil his wishes. He had planned to get his father killed even in the past but failed," the ASP Singh was quoted by PTI.
Police have sent the arrested shooters to jail while the minor has been admitted to the juvenile centre.
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