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Son Confesses to Father’s Murder, Says Shalu Innocent

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Police arrested Subrat Minocha, son of drug trader Vineet Minocha, on suspicion of involvement in his father’s murder.
Vishal Gautam told investigators Subrat offered Rs 6 lakh to kill Vineet and to implicate Shalu if caught.
Subrat confessed during Wednesday questioning that he killed his father and that Shalu had no role.
Investigators identified 258 phone calls between Subrat and Vishal as key clues.

History

Historical Context

On 21 May 1991, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a suicide bombing by LTTE operative Kalaivani Rajaratnam in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, just before the election. A CBI Special Investigation Team later charged 41 people, uncovering LTTE financing and extensive phone coordination, which prompted India to tighten wire-tap rules and anti-murder-for-hire statutes. The same cash-driven, call-based pattern appears in Subrat Minocha’s recent confession.

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Story summary

Police arrested Subrat Minocha, son of drug trader Vineet Minocha, on suspicion of involvement in his father’s murder.
Vishal Gautam told investigators Subrat offered Rs 6 lakh to kill Vineet and to implicate Shalu if caught.
Subrat confessed during Wednesday questioning that he killed his father and that Shalu had no role.
Investigators identified 258 phone calls between Subrat and Vishal as key clues.

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