Nearly three decades after a dad was allegedly killed by his two sons, a human skeleton was found in a residence in Hathras. Police have sent the remains for forensic investigation and are prepared to file a First Information Report (FIR) against the suspects, who include siblings Pradeep Kumar and Mukesh Kumar, their mother, and an unnamed individual.
The skeleton is thought to be that of Buddha Ram, who vanished 30 years ago in unexplained circumstances. Punjabi Singh, Ram’s youngest son, remembers hearing a fierce altercation between his father and two elder brothers the night before he vanished. “I still remember that one night my two elder brothers, who were then in their twenties, along with another man, asked me to sleep in the other room,” Singh, who was about nine years old at the time, told PTI.
He also adds, “I couldn’t sleep that night. So I decided to come out and see. That’s when I heard my brothers fighting with my father in one room. I got scared and hid in a corner. After talking to him, my suspicion became firm about the role of both my eldest brothers in my father’s disappearance.”
On Thursday, a police group and forensic experts excavated the porch of his ancestral home, revealing the skeleton remains. Himanshu Mathur, Area Circle Officer, confirmed that the bones had been sent for post-mortem and DNA analysis. “We will also undertake a DNA examination on the court’s orders. “The local police station is also filing a FIR against the accused,” Mathur said.