Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): The Uttar Pradesh police on Wednesday arrested the fourth accused Fukran from Lakhimpur Kheri, who was planning to escape to Nepal, after aiding in the murder of three people in a land dispute case. The triple murder took place in broad daylight in Mahilabad on Friday over a land dispute. According to sources, the fourth accused Fukran was planning to escape to Nepal, but was nabbed.
According to sources, Lallan Khan alias Siraj and his son Faraz were taken into custody on Sunday for the murders of Muneer Khan (54), his nephew Hanzal (17) and Hanzal's mother Farheen (40), all of whom lived in the Mohammed Nagar neighbourhood of Malihabad. One more assailant was arrested on Friday soon after the incident, the police confirmed.
Police reports confirmed that the accused and the victims were related and disputes arose on Friday after an argument during land measurement in the presence of lekhpal (the officer who maintains land records). During the argument, the father-son duo opened fire, injuring five people.
The injured were rushed to a hospital where doctors declared Khan, Farheen and her son Hanzal dead, he said. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Lucknow West, Rahul Raj, said the police received a tip-off about suspects hiding in Moradabad in a politician's house they were close to. Immediately, a team was sent to nab them.
The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Malihabad, Virendra Vikram, said that both Lallan and Faraz confessed to killing the victims out of fury. According to authorities, In all, 18 criminal charges were registered against Lallan in Hardoi and Lucknow and he is a history-sheeter.
