A dispute between a father, mother, and their son, who had been failing his engineering exam for the past six years, escalated to the point where the 25-year-old son brutally killed his parents in the Kapil Nagar area. After the killings on December 26, the son went to live at his uncle’s house with his sister and told his uncle that his parents had gone to Bengaluru for meditation. The incident came to fore on Wednesday morning when neighbours complained to the police about a foul smell emanating from Dakhole’s house. The police have arrested accused Utkarsh Liladhar Dakhole (25), a resident of New Khasala, for killing his father Liladhar (55) and mother Aruna (50). According to police, Utkarsh was admitted to Yashwantrao Chavan College of Engineering (YCCE) in 2018. However, he had not cleared his first and second-year exams, so far.

 

Utkarsh, in a statement to the police, stated, he had been continuously failing to clear the first-year Physics paper. As he was struggling to clear his subjects, his parents pressurised him to discontinue pursuing engineering, and consider other streams, including ITI. On December 25, Utkarsh’s parents told him that they would withdraw his name from the college. Heated arguments ensued between the family as it continued forcing Utkarsh to discontinue pursuing engineering. On December 26, when Liladhar, who works as a technician at Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS), went to work, Utkarsh had a heated argument with his mother Aruna while she was alone at home. During an argument in the afternoon, in a fit of rage, Utkarsh strangled his mother to death in the bedroom. He then remained alone at home. When Liladhar arrived home a few hours later, Utkarsh attacked him with a sharp-edged weapon and killed him instantly in the drawing room located on the first floor.

 

Police stated that after killing his parents, Utkarsh devised a plan to conceal the murders. As his sister was to return from college, Utkarsh drove his four-wheeler to pick her up. He met her near the house and told her that their parents had gone to Bengaluru for meditation. He then took his sister to his uncle’s house in Bailwadi area of Godhni, where they began living. The incident came to light on Wednesday when neighbours complained to the police about a foul smell emanating from the house. Soon, Kapil Nagar Police team rushed to the scene and forced their way into the house, only to find the bodies of Liladhar and Aruna. After observing blood spattered in the house and stab wounds on Liladhar’s body, the police concluded that it was a case of double murder. Liladhar’s relatives were shocked upon hearing the news of the murders.

 

After conducting panchnama, the police sent the bodies to a hospital for post-mortem. On suspicion, police detained Utkarsh. During interrogation, he confessed to the murders. DCP Zone V, Niketan Kadam, stated that a preliminary investigation of Utkarsh’s mobile phone revealed no evidence of drug use or association with any suspicious person. “Nothing substantial can be said at this point,” DCP Kadam added.

 

He kept questioning father while inflicting four stab wounds When Liladhar arrived home, Utkarsh was sitting on the sofa in the drawing room, his eyes filled with rage. Before his father could enter the bedroom, Utkarsh stood up and sought to know, would he force him to discontinue pursuing engineering. To this, his father replied, “Yes, this continuous failure in the exam will not be tolerated.” Within a fraction of a second, Utkarsh pulled out a knife and stabbed Liladhar in the stomach. He then repeatedly questioned his father while continuing to stab him. The police official who visited the crime scene stated that there were four stab wounds on Liladhar’s body. 

 

Sent message from father’s cellphone Following the killings, Utkarsh attempted to conceal his action. He picked up his younger sister, a college student, and took her to their uncle’s house. He fabricated a story, telling the relatives that their parents had gone to Bengaluru for a meditation retreat and would return soon. He even used his father’s cellphone to send messages to his sister. On December 27, he sent a message from his father’s phone, stating that they would return on January 5. Utkarsh kept using the family car for dropping and picking up his sister to their uncle’s house from college to prevent her from returning to their blood-stained house.