This story is from July 25, 2021

Uttar Pradesh: ‘Deaf & dumb’ youth beats employer to death in Kannauj district

A 24-year-old youth, working as a servant at the house of a 43-year-old villager in Bhuda village under the limits of Gursaiganj Kotwali police station in Kannauj district, beat him to death and also critically injured the latter’s elderly relative who came to rescue him.
Uttar Pradesh: ‘Deaf & dumb’ youth beats employer to death in Kannauj district
The police said that the accused has been taken into custody and his interrogation is underway. (Image used for representational purpose only)
KANPUR: A 24-year-old youth, working as a servant at the house of a 43-year-old villager in Bhuda village under the limits of Gursaiganj Kotwali police station in Kannauj district, beat him to death and also critically injured the latter’s elderly relative who came to rescue him.
The accused, who always pretended to be deaf and dumb, took the villagers by surprise when he started talking and answering to their queries after he was given a sound thrashing.

The accused has identified himself as Dharmendra Kumar, a native of Rasoolabad area of Kanpur Dehat district.
The police said that the accused has been taken into custody and his interrogation is underway.
Reports said Dharmendra was living at the house of one Santosh Kumar, 43, in Bhuda village of Gursahaiganj Kotwali police area of Kannauj for the past three years. He never spoke to anyone and pretended to be deaf and mute. He always communicated with the help of gestures.
On Friday at around 11:30 pm, he suddenly started hitting Santosh with a wooden washing paddle. When Santosh’s relative Pratap Singh woke up after hearing his cries for help and tried to rescue Santosh, Dharmendra attacked him as well.

Hearing their screams, house inmates, neighbours and villagers rushed to the spot and admitted both the injured to a nearby private hospital. Doctors referred Santosh to Agra for treatment but he succumbed on the way at around 2 am. Pratap was referred to a Kanpur Nagar hospital.
Sarai Prayag outpost in-charge Pankaj Yadav said, “The accused Dharmendra Kumar has been taken into custody and is being investigated.”
On Saturday morning, Kotwali in-charge TP Verma along with forensic experts reached the village and launched an investigation.
Villagers told the police that the accused had visited Santosh Yadav’s place about three years ago. Santosh employed him to take care of the cattle and in return gave him food and clothes. “The young man, however, never spoke and also pretended to be deaf. He used to communicate with them with the help of gestures,” they claimed.
Police said after thrashing by the villagers, he also gave them his name and the name of his native village. However, the reason for the murder is yet to be ascertained as he had not yet disclosed the cause to us,” police said.
SP Kannauj Prashant Verma said, “A case under relevant sections of IPC has been registered against the servant Dharmendra on the complaint of Santosh’s wife Gomti Devi. At present, the investigators are interrogating the accused to ascertain the probable motive behind the crime.”
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