UP man accuses brothers of father’s murder, police recover 30-year-old skeleton

A 30-year-old human skeleton was dug up from the courtyard of a house in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district after a man alleged his mother and two brothers had killed their father and hid his remains in the house.
Budhh Singh went missing in 1994 and was never found, according to his son Punjabi Singh who lodged the complaint. The skeleton was recovered in Gilondpur village under the limits of the Mursaan police station limits in Hathras on Thursday.
Punjabi Singh complained to the office of Hathras District Magistrate Rohit Pandey alleging his father was killed 30 years ago and was buried in his house by his two elder brothers and his mother Urmila.
Following the orders of DM Pandey, excavation work began in the presence of Hathras Police on Thursday, September 26, and a skeleton was found.
Speaking about the incident, a senior official of the Hathras Police said the skeleton was found in his house during the excavation, after which it was sent for postmortem and DNA testing.
“No police complaint has been filed yet. Further action will be taken based on the DNA report,” he added.
Budhh Singh was a farmer married to Urmila. The couple had four sons — Pradeep, Mukesh, Bastiram and Punjabi Singh. The man went missing from his house in 1994 and was never found.
Punjabi Singh, who is now 40 years old, recalled an altercation between his father and elder brothers that occurred 30 years ago.
Punjabi Singh said he had an argument with his elder brothers in June, during which they threatened Punjabi Singh with dire consequences. He then suspected his brothers’ involvement in the disappearance of his father and also mentioned in his complaint the spot where he could be buried.