Man kills father after latter slapped his gay friend in UP.
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Agra: A man, along with his three friends killed his father after he slapped his gay partner in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura. The 23-year-old man was infuriated after his father disapproved of his same-sex relationship and slapped his gay partner. The police have arrested all the four individuals after an encounter on Monday for killing the 55-year-old man.
The man's partially burnt was found inside a metal box and had injuries inflicted by a spade. It was hidden isolated area near Ayra village, around 5km from his home, reported Times of India.
Probe into the matter revealed that the son, along with his gay partner conspired to kill his father, Mohanlal Sharma, a taxi driver and a resident of Antapada.
"The victim's unmarried son, Ajit, had a same-sex relationship with Krishna Verma (20), a co-accused. The duo, along with their two friends Lokesh (21) and Deepak (22), planned and executed the crime," SP (rural) Trigun Bisen said, quoted TOI.
Krishna, Lokesh and Deepak were part of a dance group. During questioning, the police found that Krishna considered Ajit his husband and was unwilling to leave him, the report added.
"Ajit used to have regular fights with his father over his relationship. On May 1, Mohanlal slapped Krishna and Ajit, which led to the fatal retaliation on the night of May 2. They hid the body under a bed before placing it in a box and setting it on fire on the night of May 3. The four were sent to jail on Monday," the SP said, quoted the report.
Ajit is Mohanlal's only son and worked at a garment shop. He had completed his intermediate education and his mother, Vimlesh, had died two decades earlier. The report added that Ajit and Krishna met five years ago and developed an attraction towards each other.
Raya Station House Officer (SHO), Ashok Kumar said that during interrogation, Ajit admitted that he could not tolerate his father raising his hand on Krishna. "After killing his father with a spade, they hid the body under the bed and used incense sticks to mask the smell emanating from the corpse. As neighbours grew suspicious and inquired about Mohanlal's whereabouts, Ajit lied, saying his father had gone to Lucknow for work," he added.
