A youth allegedly killed his father over dispute pertaining to making of ration card here on Wednesday morning, police said. The accused is on the run, police said.
The incident took place in Shankargarh area. The accused who had been identified as Deepak lakra had axed his father Sushil lakra (50) in Amera village under Shankargarh police station to death. Station House Officer (SHO) Shankargarh, Rl Tonde informed that the father and son had strained relations as the accused against the will of his father, had allegedly married his paternal aunt.
The dispute turned bloody over making of ration cards later as the father did not want to get prepared the ration cards. Over this issue, Deepak used to have heated arguments with the deceased and on Wednesday morning he allegedly axed his father to death. Police have launched an intense manhunt for the accused, he said.
After the incident, the accused and his wife both are on the run. An offence under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC), has been registered in this connection and investigations have begun.