Muzaffarnagar (UP): A man has been arrested
for allegedly hiring contract killers to get his son murdered
in Nagla village in the district here, police said on Thursday.
Shehzad (23) had gone missing on July 29. His body was
recovered from the Ganga canal here yesterday.
Later during investigations it was revealed that the
deceased's father, Shakoor, had allegedly paid Rs 10,000 to
contract killers to get his son killed, police said.
A land dispute between the father-son duo is being listed
as the primary motive behind the murder. The elder son of the
family, Mehboob and the contract killers, Zubajir and Rashid
have also been arrested in the case, they added.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, August 04, 2011, 14:37