<p>A man killed his father and another man and gave the crime a communal angle to grab the compensation promised by the Uttar Pradesh government to victims of the recent riots, police said Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chandra Pal Singh, a retired soldier, and Sauraj were found dead in Badgaon in Saharanpur district Oct 2.<br /><br />Police earlier thought the killings were related to the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar and nearby areas that left 63 people dead Sep 6-10.<br /><br />But investigation revealed that Jogendra, the younger son of the soldier, shot his father so that he can claim the Rs.10 lakh in compensation and Rs.15 lakh from his insurance.<br /><br />Jogendra and his widowed mother claimed that men from a neighbouring village killed Chandra Pal Singh.<br /><br />Officials told IANS that to give the crime a communal angle, the accused had thrown in a skull cap at the crime scene.</p>
<p>A man killed his father and another man and gave the crime a communal angle to grab the compensation promised by the Uttar Pradesh government to victims of the recent riots, police said Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chandra Pal Singh, a retired soldier, and Sauraj were found dead in Badgaon in Saharanpur district Oct 2.<br /><br />Police earlier thought the killings were related to the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar and nearby areas that left 63 people dead Sep 6-10.<br /><br />But investigation revealed that Jogendra, the younger son of the soldier, shot his father so that he can claim the Rs.10 lakh in compensation and Rs.15 lakh from his insurance.<br /><br />Jogendra and his widowed mother claimed that men from a neighbouring village killed Chandra Pal Singh.<br /><br />Officials told IANS that to give the crime a communal angle, the accused had thrown in a skull cap at the crime scene.</p>