Kanpur Woman Detained for Allegedly Hiring Men to Kill Father-in-Law
· India · Hindustan Times, NDTV
Kanpur police detained a 30-year-old woman in connection with the murder of her 63-year-old father-in-law, a prominent pharmaceutical trader found dead at his apartment with 26 stab wounds on September 5. Investigators are examining allegations that Shalu Vinocha ordered the hit on Vineet Vinocha to loosen his strict control over household finances. Deputy commissioner of police West SM Qasim Abidi stated that domestic help Vishal Gautam and accomplice Raj Kishore allegedly confessed to killing the trader on her orders following a late-night police gunfight. The family operates Pharma Traders on Birhana Road with an annual turnover exceeding ₹40 crore. Police are cross-checking Shalu's statements with call detail records while her exact role remains under investigation.
Why it matters
The high-profile murder highlights severe domestic disputes over family wealth and business control within a wealthy business household in Kanpur.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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