Youth arrested for killing uncle in Pratapgarh

Prayagraj: A youth was arrested by Pratapgarh police on Wednesday on the charges of killing his uncle at Aspur Devsara area.
The arrested man identified as, Suraj Kumar, was a resident of Chilawa village. Pratapgarh police said a sharp edge weapon was also recovered which was used in the killing. Police said body of a man identified as Jitendra Kumar alias Sunil with throat silt was found on December 24 near a canal at village Chilawa under the limits of Aspur Devsara police station.Following the incident, a case under section 302 of IPC was registered. During investigations, police found the involvement of Suraj Kumar and arrested him while planning to escape from town. The accused confessed to have killed his uncle and claimed that he had killed his uncle as he used to harass his aunty and other family members over petty issues. The accused told police that his uncle and grandfather used to stop him to talking to aunty and he then hatched the conspiracy to kill his uncle. tnn