LUCKNOW: With the arrest of two persons, the Amethi police on Sunday claimed to have cracked the murder case of Sushila Tripathi (62) and her son Raju (27), whose bodies were recovered inside their house in Gauriganj area of the district on December 23 .
The arrested persons have been identified as Raman and Vinod.
Investigations revealed that Raman was a friend of Raju. Raju had slapped Raman’s wife during a heated exchange over a trivial issue and to avenge his wife’s insult Raman killed Raju. His mother was also eliminated as she came to her son’s rescue during the scuffle.
Superintendent of police, Amethi, Dinesh Singh, said that, Raman had plotted the murder, along with his friend Vinod, because Raju had thrashed his wife suspecting that she and Raman had leaked details about his affair to the family.
Police said that Raju was in a relationship with a girl who was also his distant relative. Raju often stayed at Raman's house and discussed his affair.
“On December 20, Raju’s family members learnt about his affair and warned him to mend his ways or lose his share in the family’s property,” said the police.
Raju thought it was Raman who could have told his family about the affair. He visited Raman’s house, who was not there. Raju had an argument with Raman’s wife and thrashed her, the police said. When Raman learnt from his wife the treatment she got from his friend Raju, he decided to eliminate him.
“On December 23, Raman and Vinod reached Raju’s house and after a long heated exchange of words slashed him. When his mother came to rescue her son, Raman also killed her,” said Ajeet Vidyarthi, SHO, Kotwali.
