Noida man arrested for forging son’s documents to shield him in rape-murder case
Police in Noida said Mohanlal, the accused, had colluded with school principal Nathuram to forge a transfer certificate for his son.
The victim who was 17-year-old then was alone in her rented home in Greater Noida when the sexual assault and murder took place, said police.
The accused had visited her, raped her, and when she screamed, he strangled her with a piece of cloth before dumping her body in a nearby vacant plot, police said.
Police also revealed that Mohanlal collaborated with Nathuram, the principal of a school in Kanpur Dehat to fabricate a transfer certificate for his son, falsely claiming he was a juvenile during the incident.
Using this certificate, the court had placed his son in Noida’s Phase 2 correction home.
His father also presented the marksheet to verify this. The board later summoned the school principal, who confirmed the birth date.
The girl’s family submitted the correct documents to the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), prompting an investigation that uncovered Mohanlal’s attempt to forge the transfer certificate and help his son avoid harsher punishment, police said in its statement.
The case dates back to March 15, 2016, when a 17-year-old girl was raped and murdered at her rented house that falls under Ecotech 3 police station in Greater Noida village allegedly by her cousin, police said.
Police said the sexual assault and murder occurred when the victim was alone at her rented home in the village. The suspect visited her house and raped her. As she screamed, he strangulated her with a piece of cloth and dumped the body in the adjacent vacant plot.
