Raipur

Son kills father over petty dispute

Staff Reporter

In a shocking incident on Tuesday afternoon a son murdered his father after the father asked the son to go and find some work. The accused son has been arrested, police said.

Talking with The Pioneer the Station House Officer (SHO) Pulgaon informed that the deceased was identified as Bhagwan Singh (55) resident of Kolihapuri area under Pulgaon police station. The incident happened around 12.30 pm while the father and his son Rajendra Sahu (19) were in home.

“Rajendra Sahu was unemployed and most of the time maundered around. According to his family member the deceased frequently used to taunt Rajendra for his idleness and asked him to start some earning,” said SHO.

The SHO further said that on Tuesday the father again asked Rajendra Sahu to go and find some work, which eventually led to war of words between the duo and infuriated at this, Rajendra Sahu took up a wooden baton and battered his hapless father.

Soon after the incident Bhagwan Singh was rushed to hospital where he breathed his last.

later on police rounded up the son. Pulgaon police have registered a case under the Section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) against Rajendra Sahu which reads to punishment for murder.