UP: Son Kills Parents Over Interfaith Marriage Opposition, Dismembers, Disposes Bodies In River
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh: An engineer from Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur has allegedly murdered his parents over their opposition to his interfaith relationship. The accused man, Ambesh Kumar, butchered his father Shyam Bahadur and mother Babita at their home in Ahmadpur village. The incident happened on December 8.
After murdering, the accused man dismembered the bodies and disposed of them in the Gomti and Sai rivers.
Ambesh had married Sahajia, a Muslim woman from West Bengal, in a love marriage six years ago, which caused friction in the family, with repeated arguments with his family occurring over the years. The couple has two sons, aged 5 years and 11 months. Shyam Bahadur, a retired loco pilot, lived with his wife Babita in a house in Ahmadpur village.
Read Also: Allahabad HC Rules Interfaith Marriage Without Conversion ‘Illegal’, Refuses To Quash Criminal Case
The couple had four children—three daughters, Vandana, Archana, and Sapna, all married, and one son, Ambesh Kumar. Ambesh was working in Kolkata as an engineer.
On December 8, a heated argument took place at their home over the marriage. The son claimed his parents wanted to break the marriage and remarry him, forcing him to attach the parents with an iron pestle. He trangled his father with a rope before dismembering both bodies with an electric saw into six parts, Bhaskar English reported citing police.
Read Also: ‘3000 Men For 200 Women’: When A Panchayat In Kerala Hosted ‘Mass Wedding’ For Singles
The son kept the body remains in seven sacks and disposed of them in the Gomti River from the Belav bridge around 4.30 am.
