Dehradun murder: accused Nitin Rana held after father stabbed to death, one of three killings in 24 hours
Station House Officer P.D. Bhatt said the accused is being questioned and that a forensic team collected evidence at the scene.
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A 35-year-old man was taken into custody after a Dehradun murder on Monday, 9 November 2026, in which his father was stabbed to death in the Kulhan area, police said, according to ThePrint. The accused, Nitin Rana, allegedly attacked Madan Rana with a kitchen knife during a heated argument. ETV Bharat counted the case among three murders in the city within 24 hours.
What police said about the Dehradun murder
The incident took place on Monday night in the area under the Rajpur police station limits, police said, adding that the accused attacked his father under the influence of an intoxicant. Preliminary investigations suggested that heated arguments took place between Nitin and his father over a family dispute, ThePrint reported.
When Madan began shouting at Nitin, the son grabbed a kitchen knife and launched a lethal attack, police said. During questioning, Nitin revealed that he is addicted to an intoxicant, according to the same report.
ETV Bharat said the injured man was rushed to Coronation Hospital by 108 ambulance and died during treatment. “A Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team was called to the scene to collect evidence,” said P.D. Bhatt, the Station House Officer of the police station concerned. He added that the accused is being questioned and that further legal proceedings are underway.
Key numbers
- 35: the age of Nitin Rana, according to ETV Bharat.
- Three murders in 24 hours: the count ETV Bharat gave for Dehradun in its report of 10 November.
- 108: the ambulance service that carried the injured father to Coronation Hospital, per the same report.
Rajpur police and the alleged attack on the nephew
ETV Bharat, citing sources, reported that Nitin first demanded money from his nephew and attacked him with a sickle after being refused. The nephew escaped. His father then intervened and was stabbed after he scolded his son, the report said. The reports reviewed carry no police statement on the nephew’s account, and every allegation remains untested in court.
Dehradun crime reports in the same 24 hours
ETV Bharat also reported a killing in the Talla Adhoivala area under Raipur Police Station, where a young man named Gaurav was stabbed repeatedly with a khukhri over a property dispute. Police are looking for the absconding accused, the outlet said. Its count of three includes a third incident in the Suri Chowk area.
Background: the October triple murder
On 6 October, ETV Bharat reported that a plumber allegedly killed an elderly man, his wife and the family maid in Dehradun district after an altercation over payment. The outlet said the police arrested the accused within hours of the crime. For another Uttarakhand police case this week, see our report on the elephant tusks theft arrest.
What happens next
The Dehradun murder case now moves through legal proceedings, with Nitin in police custody. The reports do not say when he will be produced before a court or which sections of the law have been applied.
ETV Bharat counted three murders in Dehradun in 24 hours, on top of an October triple murder, so police in the district are handling several serious cases at once. Any added charges over the alleged attack on the nephew will depend on the investigation and what is placed before the court.