Raj Kumar, the father of one of the victims, Sonia, and the maternal uncle of Mohit, who is the prime suspect in the case, finds it difficult to believe that his nephew could kill his cousin sister and his wife. Not ready to accept him as the murderer, Mr. Kumar said he will wait for the investigation to reveal the truth.
“So far, I don’t think he has done it. We have known him for too long. But he is running away from the police which makes him a suspect,” said Mr. Kumar.
According to Sonia’s family, Mohit was working with a private firm in South India before he got married to Premlata in April. After marriage, he was jobless and sitting at home, Mr. Kumar said, giving the reason why he called Mohit and his wife to Delhi from Kanpur to take care of Sonia who had recently undergone a surgery.
Marriage plan
Mr. Kumar said he had planned to get his daughter married next year. “She had completed her Masters in Hindi from Kanpur University this year and we were thinking of her marriage. We were going to start looking for a groom,” he said.
Remembering the last conversation he had with his daughter, Mr Kumar said that he spoke to her around 4:30 pm on Sunday. “I called Sonia to check on her health. She said everything was fine. I also spoke to Premlata and asked her if Mohit was at home, she said he had gone out,” he said.