The son of an Indian murder victim has confessed to stabbing
his father’s killer to death and chopping his body into 12 pieces, one for
every year since his father was slain, media reported Tuesday.
his father’s killer to death and chopping his body into 12 pieces, one for
every year since his father was slain, media reported Tuesday.
Alam Khan was aged 12 when he saw his father being murdered
by a family friend in 2003. He had secretly planned his revenge ever since and
finally seized his chance last week when he invited the killer over for a
drink.
by a family friend in 2003. He had secretly planned his revenge ever since and
finally seized his chance last week when he invited the killer over for a
drink.
After getting Mohammad Rais drunk at his home in the state
of Uttar Pradesh, Khan knifed him to death before using a hammer and hacksaw to
dismember the body, he told reporters on Monday after his arrest.
of Uttar Pradesh, Khan knifed him to death before using a hammer and hacksaw to
dismember the body, he told reporters on Monday after his arrest.
He and an accomplice then packed the body parts into plastic
bags which they threw into a river. When the bags washed up on the river’s
banks, police were only able to identify Rais from a surgery scar on his torso.
bags which they threw into a river. When the bags washed up on the river’s
banks, police were only able to identify Rais from a surgery scar on his torso.
Khan was arrested after witnesses recounted how Rais had
last been seen visiting his home, and made a full confession.
last been seen visiting his home, and made a full confession.
“I played some music at full volume and cut his body
into 12 pieces,” Khan was quoted as saying by the Times of India.
into 12 pieces,” Khan was quoted as saying by the Times of India.
Khan had never told anyone about the identity of his
father’s killer and had instead waited for 12 years to “realise his
dream” of taking revenge. He was “happy it was now done”.
father’s killer and had instead waited for 12 years to “realise his
dream” of taking revenge. He was “happy it was now done”.
Police Superintendent Ram Suresh Yadav told the newspaper
Khan had confessed to his crime with an “utter lack of remorse”.
Khan had confessed to his crime with an “utter lack of remorse”.
The murder weapons, including the hammer and hacksaw, had
been recovered from Khan’s home in the district of Moradabad, Yadav added.
been recovered from Khan’s home in the district of Moradabad, Yadav added.
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