Teen Hires Supari Killers to Murder His Father in UP

Lucknow: A 16-year-old boy was arrested by the police for hiring three shooters to kill his father in Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The three supari killers, Piyush Pal, Shubham Soni and Priyanshu, have also been arrested.

All of them were arrested in connection to the murder of  a trader Mohammed Naeem (50), who was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in the Patti area of Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.

Police have sent the arrested shooters to jail while the minor has been admitted to the juvenile centre.

According to police sources, the teenager has confessed that he hired the arrested shooters to murder his father for a payment of Rs 6 lakh. The teen paid Rs 1.5 lakh in advance with the assurance to pay the remaining amount after the killing. According to the police, the boy was angry with his father as he didn’t give him enough money.