MUMBAI: Hindi television star Veena Kapoor was beaten to death by her son over a property dispute. Police have arrested Veena's son Sachin Kapoor (43) and his co-accused domestic help Lalukumar Mandal (25) in the incident. The incident took place in Mumbai's Juhu. According to the police, 74-year-old Veena was beaten to death by her son using a baseball bat and her body was dumped in a river.

On Tuesday night, the security personnel of the Kalpadaru society, where Veena Kapoor lived, informed the Juhu police that Veena Kapoor was missing. During the subsequent investigation, the police found Veena's mobile location in Panvel, where Sachin resides. Following this, the police took Sachin and Lalukumar into custody and questioned them. The two accused confessed to the crime during the questioning.

Veena and Sachin had been at loggerheads for a long time. The dispute was over property worth 12 crores. After committing the murder, Sachin dumped Veena's body in a river in the forest with the help of the domestic help.