Murder
Mahendra Singh (37), a resident of Kudda village under Bhamaura police station limits, was arrested on Sept 30 in connection with the murder of his mother, Rambeti, who was found dead on Aug 7, 2024.
“We also scrutinised emergency calls made by Mahendra, who allegedly contacted police using three different phone numbers and provided varying versions of events,” the officer added. Police said Mahendra also declined to undergo a polygraph examination, further raising suspicion. Police ruled out six suspects through a detailed probe that included expert medical analysis, surveillance inputs and polygraph examinations. The ASP reconstructed the sequence of events surrounding the crime and examined the activities of family members before and after the incident. After correlating the medical opinion, contradictory statements, surveillance findings and other circumstantial evidence, it was concluded that the evidence pointed towards Mahendra’s involvement, leading to his arrest and production before a court.
The state medico-legal cell analysed the digestion status of food in the victim’s body and concluded that she likely died 2-3 hours after her last meal, placing the time of death around midnight, according to investigators.
Lucknow: In a case solved largely through scientific and forensic investigation, Bareilly police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering his 58-year-old mother nearly 26 months ago.