73-year-old man kills son, surrenders before police

Fed up of son's drinking habit, a father hacked him to death and surrendered before the police on Monday. The incident took place in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district. Police have arrested the accused and initiated a case.

Jalpaiguri (WB): A 73-year-old man has hacked his drunkard son to death and surrendered before the police in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, a police officer said on Monday.

Anil Kumar Debnath told the police that his 48-year-old son used to beat up his parents, wife and child regularly after coming home in an inebriated condition.

The elderly man living at Arabinda Nagar in Jalpaiguri town on Sunday night used a sharp weapon to kill his son, Animesh, a vegetable vendor, police said.

In Picture: Dead body of 48-year-old son.

Police arrested Debnath and initiated a case.

(PTI Report)