Mumbai Crime: Man kills father for suspecting his mother of extra-marital affair

Victim Bhima BerdiaAn advocate has managed to blow the lid off a senior citizens murder in Borivli after he alerted the police about two suspicious people who visited him some days ago seeking bail for their murderer friend In their desperate attempt to get help the almost gave away the fact that they had a role to play in it Based on the information provided by the lawyer the police yesterday traced the body of Bhima Berdia 75 and arrested his son Purushottam and Deepak Babar an auto driver for the murderAn imperfect crimeThe incident took place early last week when Purushottam 46 and Deepak 50 approached a lawyer seeking bail for their friend who had allegedly killed his father and wanted to surrender to the cops In the process the duo had revealed the society address and area where the murder had taken place While the lawyer name withheld assured help he insisted that he be allowed to meet the accused Purushottam promised to get back to him soonThe police at Vishal Coop Housing Society where the body was foundWhen the lawyer received no call from the duo for over two days he became suspicious Sensing something amiss he got in touch with the Borivli police and informed them about the call He told us that he suspected that those two had some crucial leads on the murder said a police officerThe lawyer even shared the area in Gorai No 2 where the duo had said the murder had taken place He however could not recall the name of the society except for the fact that it started with the letter v Acting on the tipoff the police immediately began their investigations When we reached Gorai No 2 we stumbled upon a society named Vishal Coop Housing Society and found two locked flats in the society said the officerThere was a foul smell emanating from one of the flats We broke open the door and found a decomposed body lying under the bed he added On inquiries the police learnt that the body was that of Bhima a former employee of the BMC who had separated from his wife and had been living alone for nearly two decades During investigations the police found out that his son Purushottam had visited him a few days ago We contacted Bhimas relative who gave us information about his family said the officer Purushottam was traced eight hours laterI killed my fatherDuring investigations Purushottam confessed to the murder According to the police Purushottam had been holding a grudge against his father for leaving his mother 18 years ago over suspicions that she was having an affair with his friend DeepakTwo days before the murder Purushottam had visited his father along with his mum again That day Bhima abused his wife again and raised doubts over her character the officer said Enraged Purushottam returned two days later and with the help of Deepak strangulated his father They left the body under the bed and planned to dispose it off soon However when they came back again in the night they found society members celebrating the Maghi Ganpati festival Jan 21 outside the building and decided it was best to keep away said the police When contacted Gunaji Sawant senior inspector Borivli confirmed that the duo had been arrested They will be in police custody till February 1Catch up on all the latest Mumbai National and International news hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go