Raipur Couple Kills Disabled Man Over Land Dispute, Hides Body In Cement-Filled Trunk
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Preliminary interrogation revealed that Raipur-based lawyer Ankit Upadhyay and his wife conspired to kill the victim Kishore Paikra
A gruesome murder case unravelled after the body of a disabled man was found encased in cement, stuffed inside a suitcase, and locked within a steel trunk dumped in a residential area of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The investigation quickly led police to Delhi airport, where a married couple suspected of orchestrating the murder was arrested, The Times of India (TOI) reported.
According to Raipur SSP Lal Umed Singh, preliminary interrogation revealed that Raipur-based lawyer Ankit Upadhyay and his wife conspired to murder Kishore Paikra following a dispute over a land brokerage deal.
'The murder was motivated by a financial disagreement after Paikra was allegedly cheated in a land deal," Singh told TOI. Investigators tracked the suspects through CCTV footage, which showed a car entering Raipur's DD Nagar on Monday. Two men are seen getting out of the vehicle and unloading the trunk containing the body, while a woman with her face covered followed the car on a two-wheeler. Police suspect the car bore a fake number plate.
The investigation uncovered that Paikra, who was wheelchair-bound and lived in Handipara's HMT Chowk, had earlier sold a plot of land in Mohadi village with Ankit's assistance for Rs 50 lakh, but allegedly received Rs 20 lakh less than agreed. When Paikra threatened to file a police complaint over the missing payment, Ankit and his wife allegedly planned and executed the murder. The couple, originally from Changorabhatha village, was flown back to Raipur late Tuesday after their arrest at the airport, TOI reported.
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