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Crime
Kanpur businessman accused of plotting father’s murder and framing wife
✍️ The Indian Express
🗓 25 Sep 2026, 06:13 AM
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A businessman in Kanpur is alleged to have schemed to kill his father and later implicated his wife in the murder, according to The Indian Express.
The Indian Express reports that a businessman from Kanpur allegedly orchestrated a contract killing aimed at his own father.
Following the planned hit, investigators say the same individual attempted to shift responsibility onto his wife, presenting her as the murderer.
Local authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the allegations, examining possible violations of murder, conspiracy and false‑framing statutes.
No further details have been released, and the identities of the parties involved remain undisclosed pending formal charges.
Following the planned hit, investigators say the same individual attempted to shift responsibility onto his wife, presenting her as the murderer.
Local authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the allegations, examining possible violations of murder, conspiracy and false‑framing statutes.
No further details have been released, and the identities of the parties involved remain undisclosed pending formal charges.