Meerut: A woman allegedly killed her brother with the help of the deceased's friend to avail insurance money in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Friday (April 26). The deceased has been identified as Monveer alias Monu (32), a resident of Bhandora village in Bahsuma area of the district.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Dehat, Kamlesh Bahadur said that Monu along with his friend Amrish arrived at Monu's sister Surekha’s residence in a car in Mawana on Friday morning. After divorcing her husband in 2017, Surekha was living in a rented house near Pakka Pond in Rambagh Colony with her two children. In the evening, Surekha and Amrish reached the village with Monu's dead body and informed the family about his "natural death".
During the funeral, the family members, however, noticed a mark near the deceased’s neck and informed the Bahsuma police. The police then conducted a post-mortem and the cause of death came to light. After interrogation, the police recovered the car and rope used in the crime.