The focus is now on the possible motive in the horrific Lucknow murder case, in which Akshat Pratap Singh, 21, killed his father Manvendra Singh, dismembered his body and dumped it in different parts of the city to avoid the crime.
On the night of February 19, Manvendra Singh, 49, returned home to find out $50k in cash is missing.
When he confronted his son, Akshat, he learned that the money had been taken for a liquor contract, for which the deadline for online applications was due to end on February 23, a neighbour claimed.
The encounter quickly escalated into a heated argument, where Manvendra, enraged, allegedly slapped Akshat and pointed his gun at him, according to an NDTV report.
Hours later, Akshat entered his father’s room around 4 a.m., took the gun and shot him while he was sleeping. The report added that he then moved the body from the third floor of the family home to a vacant room on the ground floor, where he used a machine to dismember it.
Statements of the accused in the parricide case
“Jalti se ho gaya” (It happened by mistake), accused Akshat told reporters on Wednesday.
Police said the accused confessed during interrogation that he shot his father after an argument and later tried to destroy evidence by dismembering the body, HT reported earlier.
This comes after several angles on the “extraordinary calmness” of his siblings, tense relations in the family, and the pressure of NEET exams were investigated by the police in the last few days.
He was also asked about potential partners and motives. When asked if his younger sister played any role, Singh shook his head. But he remained silent when asked about his aunt’s alleged involvement.
Akshat did not respond to queries on whether NEET examination-related pressure was a factor behind the killing.
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What happened?
According to investigators, Singh allegedly shot and killed his father, Manvendra Singh, 49, on February 20 during a heated dispute. Police allege he then cut the body into pieces in an attempt to remove evidence, disposing of the remains in multiple locations.
The investigation so far indicates that Singh spent three days, until February 23, trying to hide the crime before police uncovered inconsistencies in his story. Officials said evidence was found from five locations across the city.
Previous reports explained how the accused threatened his sister to remain silent and tried to mislead investigators by filing a complaint about his father’s disappearance. Police also allege he bought paint to cover up bloodstains, sprayed room fresheners to mask the smell, and used his father’s car to dispose of body parts.
On February 23, Akshat provided written information about his father’s “disappearance”, based on which a case of disappearance was registered. Acting on the spot, Assistant Inspector Agrahari Yadav of Ashiyana Police Station interrogated Singh.
