Uttar Pradesh. A case that embarrasses relations has come to light from Khadauha village of Rahimabad area of the capital Lucknow. It is alleged that with the intention of getting the land and property in his name, a son got the thumb impression of his deceased father's body put on a plain paper. There has been a sensation in the area after the video of the incident went viral on social media.
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According to the information, 75 year old Chhatrapal, a village resident, had died. It is alleged that before the last rites, his son Mahendra, along with his cousin, got the thumb of the deceased's hand imprinted on plain paper. When the villagers saw this scene they were surprised. Some people recorded the video of the entire incident on their mobile phones.
A shameful case has come to light in Rahimabad, Lucknow, where after the death of 75-year-old Chhatrapal, his only son Mahendra got the thumb impression of the dead body affixed on plain papers.
According to investigation, after being tortured during his lifetime, the father evicted his son from the property and transferred the land to his daughters.… pic.twitter.com/pIvTxYtePp
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According to the police, 75-year-old Chhatrapal and his wife had a long-standing dispute with their son Mahendra and daughter-in-law Lakshmi. It is alleged that both the elders used to beat the parents and threw them out of the house in 2023. Happy with the service of his daughters, Chhatrapal had decided to give one bigha each to his three daughters out of his six and a half bighas of land and evicted the son and daughter-in-law from the property. When his health deteriorated on 7th July, Mahendra took him with him on the pretext of getting him treated, but on 9th July he died under suspicious circumstances. It is alleged that before the last rites, Mahendra, with the help of his cousin, got the thumb impression of his father's body put on plain paper to prepare fake documents.
After the video surfaced, the matter quickly came into discussion. Local people have condemned the incident and demanded investigation into the entire matter and action against the culprits. Police have also taken cognizance of the matter. Now during the investigation, it is being found out for which document the thumb impression of the deceased was to be used and what is its role in the property related case. At present the police is busy investigating the matter. Only after investigation will the complete truth of the allegations and further legal action become clear.
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Kalpana Pandey