Alappuzha: In a dispute over property, a 36-year-old IT professional allegedly shot dead his NRI father, cut his body into pieces and dumped them at various locations in Kerala's Alappuzha district.
Police said Sherin John, working with a company in IT hub Technopark , was arrested after he confessed that he had killed his father Joy V John (68) last week.
John was living in US for the last three decades and visited his ancestral home in Chengannur when he was murdered because of a property dispute, police said.
Based on Sherin's statement, police carried out a search in various places and recovered a some body parts, believed to be that of John.
"The recovered body parts will be sent for DNA testing and other scientific analysis. As per our preliminary investigation, property dispute between the father and son had led to the murder," Alappuzha district police chief B Asok Kumar said.
John had been missing since Wednesday last when he had gone out with Sherin to repair an air-conditioner.
As her husband and son did not return, John's wife Mariamma lodged a missing complaint with the police.
During interrogation, Sherin confessed to committing the crime, police said, adding he had been booked for IPC offences including murder and destruction of evidences.
