Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Police Say Drishyam-Inspired Plan Led to Father’s Murder
Police say Shiv Shankar killed his father, Raghuveer, in their village in Bihar.
They say the two had argued about family land and had a difficult relationship.
Shiv Shankar had moved to Surat for work.
According to police, he watched Drishyam 3 there and then planned the killing.
Police say he turned off his phone while travelling back to the village.
After the killing, he switched it on briefly at a railway station to call his wife.
That phone activity helped investigators find him.
He was arrested in Surat and sent to jail.
Police say Shiv Shankar killed his 50-year-old father, Raghuveer Sahni, in Darwa village, Bihar, late on July 26.
Investigators say the two had a strained relationship and arguments over the sale of family land.
Shiv Shankar had moved to Surat for work and allegedly decided to kill his father after watching Drishyam 3 there.
Police say he travelled from Surat to Bihar, switched off his phone, and reached the village around midnight.
A phone call to his wife from Patori station helped police trace him to Surat, where he was arrested.
- Who
- Shiv Shankar is accused of killing his father, Raghuveer Sahni.
- What
- Raghuveer was killed in an alleged axe attack; police say the accused planned it after watching Drishyam 3.
- When
- Late on the night of July 26; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- Darwa village, Samastipur district, Bihar; Shiv Shankar was arrested in Surat.
- Why
- Police say a strained relationship and arguments over family land may have led to the killing.
Police Account
Accused's Account
Motive and planning
Police Account
Police say family tensions and disputes over land may have motivated the killing, and that Shiv Shankar planned it after watching Drishyam 3.
Accused's Account
The article reports no separate account from Shiv Shankar; it says he allegedly admitted during questioning that he planned the murder after watching the film.
- Victim
- Raghuveer Sahni, 50
- Accused
- Shiv Shankar, his son
- Crime location
- Darwa village, Samastipur district, Bihar
- Reported timing
- Late on the night of July 26; year not stated
- Alleged weapon
- An axe
- Police lead
- Mobile-phone activity and a call to his wife from Patori station
- Arrest
- Police traced and arrested Shiv Shankar in Surat