Wife, 3 sons, nephew held for killing man, 54, in Mathura

Agra: A 54-year-old man was allegedly strangled to death by his wife, three sons and a nephew during a domestic quarrel in Mathura. The accused then hanged the body in a room and later dumped it at a neighbour’s backyard to mislead the investigators.Police said all the accused -- Rahul (28), Rohit (25), and Saurabh (20), all sons of the deceased Bohare Lal, their mother, Santosh Devi (50), and cousin Brijesh (42) -- were arrested on Saturday night.Bhohre Lal, a resident of Unchagaon village under Magorra police station, was found dead on April 22. An FIR was filed under BNS sections 103 (1) (murder), 238 (destroying evidence) following a complaint by his son Saurabh.Mogarra SHO Harish Chaudhary said investigators found that the deceased was allegedly addicted to alcohol and frequently quarrelled with family members. “On April 22, Bhohre Lal returned home drunk and got into a heated argument with his family. During a scuffle, the family members attempted to restrain him by placing a cloth towel (ghamcha) around his neck, leading to his death,” said the SHO.Goverdhan circle DSP Anil Kumar Singh said the accused tried to mislead the police by hanging the body with a rope in a room and later dumped it in a pond behind a locked house in the neighbourhood.According to the police, the deceased was jobless and depended on the income of his sons for his survival.