Man kills father, crematorium priest detects blade marks, calls police

New Delhi: A man slit his father’s throat with a blade in west Delhi, police said on Friday, adding that the incident came to light after the accused took his father’s body for cremation and blade marks were seen. Priest. According to the police, after receiving the information, the local team of Punjabi Bagh Police Station reached the cremation ground West Puri. Crematorium supervisor Sanjeev Chauhan said that a person named Rinku Yadav had brought his father’s body for cremation, who has been identified as Satish Yadav, resident of Madipur village. “However, during the cremation ceremony, the priest noticed surgical incisions on the neck and arm of the deceased. He immediately informed Rinku about his observation, but Rinku failed to give any satisfactory explanation. Suspecting foul play, the priest made a PCR call and contacted the police,” said a senior police officer.

Rinku is then questioned about the circumstances surrounding her father’s death. “After sustained interrogation, he confessed to killing his father with a blade. He reported that his father had a history of alcohol abuse and was causing significant disruption in the family,” the officer said. “Fed up with her father’s drinking habits, Rinku decided to take matters into her own hands and slit her father’s throat with a blade on Thursday morning,” the officer said. He said that a case of murder has been registered and the accused has been arrested.