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Palwal teen kills man over mother’s 2023 murder, surrenders
A 19-year-old man surrendered at the Camp police station in Palwal on Saturday, alleging he killed a 52-year-old man to avenge his mother's murder in 2023, police said. The accused placed a…
A 19-year-old man surrendered at the Camp police station in Palwal on Saturday, alleging he killed a 52-year-old man to avenge his mother's murder in 2023, police said. The accused placed a country-made pistol and three live cartridges on an officer's table before confessing.
Police said an argument broke out between the two over a long-standing dispute, after which the accused allegedly fired two bullets and stabbed the man multiple times. The victim died at Civil Hospital in Faridabad. The accused's mother was allegedly killed in 2023 following an argument over the construction of a speed breaker.
The victim's wife gave a differing account, alleging the attackers also tried to throw her and her grandchildren from the terrace and that her husband was not taken to hospital immediately despite her requests. Police have registered a case under Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against the 19-year-old and six others. Raids are on to arrest the remaining accused.
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The case fits a pattern of private retribution in Haryana's Mewat region, where local disputes over land, speed breakers or water often escalate into violent feuds. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, murder carries the death penalty or life imprisonment, and the six unnamed accomplices, if arrested, will face the same charge. The key procedural question is whether the police independently corroborate the allegation against the deceased before the case goes to trial, as relying solely on the accused's statement weakens the prosecution. The next development to watch is the arrest of the remaining suspects and the filing of the charge sheet.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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