Shalu denied involvement, while Vishal reiterated he killed Vineet at her behest, police said. KANPUR: The 2022 will of 63-year-old pharmaceutical trader Vineet Minocha, which made his wife, son and daughter stakeholders in his property but excluded his daughter-in-law Shalu, is among the key aspects being examined by police in his murder case.

Investigators are probing whether the distribution of his properties could have any bearing on the murder. 03am on September 6.

He has also sought an inquiry into Subrat’s reported visit to a bank on the night of the murder. Police commissioner Raghubir Lal said alleged shooter Vishal Gautam bought the SIM on September 3, two days before Manocha was killed.

He used the number to speak to Manocha’s daughter-in-law, Shalu." If Shalu planned the murder, hatched the conspiracy and Vishal purchased a new number for the crime, the question is why calls were made from that number to Subrat," Lal told news agency PTI, adding that investigators were examining Subrat's possible involvement.

Police on Monday recorded the statements of Shalu (30), who is currently in jail, and former servant Vishal Gautam after obtaining court permission to question them. 03am on September 6.

He also sought an inquiry into Subrat’s reported visit to a bank on the night of the murder. Police are also scrutinising Manocha’s properties and financial affairs.

Lal said a registered will made in 2022 left his properties to his wife Punita, son Subrat and daughter Shubhani." We have so far found properties in Ghaziabad and Kanpur, including flats on Birhana Road and a property on Canal Road, besides other assets," Lal said.

Police are examining whether the distribution of properties had any bearing on the murder. Over 300 calls between Subrat, Vishal under scannerInvestigators are closely examining the communication between Vineet’s son Subrat and Vishal, after analysing call detail records of seven mobile numbers.

More than 300 conversations were recorded between the two, the highest among the numbers examined, increasing police suspicion of Subrat. Police commissioner Raghubir Lal said around 1,000 pages of call detail records had been obtained for two numbers belonging to Vishal, three to Subrat and two to Shalu.

The records cover the period from May 1 until the night of the murder. Investigators are now examining the calls made by the suspects before and after the murder, including their duration and the identities and relationships of the people contacted.