Uttar Pradesh: Angry over excess salt in food, 80-yr-old shoots daughter-in-law, held

LUCKNOW: Angry over excess salt in his dinner platter, an 80-year-old man allegedly shot dead his daughter-in-law in Hardoi on Tuesday evening.
The accused, Gafur, was arrested on Wednesday morning after he confessed to his crime.
Initially, Gafur tried to mislead the police by claiming that some burglars had entered his home and he had opened fire at them but the bullet hit his daughter-in-law, Sulema, instead.
But his statements did not match with the sequence of events narrated by his daughter Tasmina and son Irshad, who were present in the house but had not seen the murder. Police then grilled Gafur and he confessed to his crime.
Station officer, Behta Gokul, OP Singh said police reached the spot after being informed by Irshad.
“Sulema was lying on the ground floor of the house in a pool of blood. Cops took her to hospital where she was declared brought dead. Gafur came under suspicion since he started telling us about burglars without even being asked any questions,” the SO said.
Asked how burglars entered the house, Gafur got confused and showed the back door which was locked from inside and had spider webs indicating that it had not been opened for a long time.
“Tasimna told us that Gafur had a spat with Sulema and had gone to pick up his pistol,” said the SO.
The statements of neighbours also confirmed that Sulema and Gafur often argued over food. “Last week, neighbours had to intervene when the duo picked up a fight over food while Irshad was not at home,” the SO added.
Police have seized Gafur’s pistol and have sent it to a forensic laboratory for examination.