A 30-year-old man in Rajasthan allegedly killed his bed-ridden father after an argument. The incident took place under the Railway Colony police station limits on Sunday morning. The victim’s son, Mahaveer Meghwal, who is allegedly a drug addict and mentally challenged, has been arrested.
According to the police, the victim, Dayaram Meghwal (60), had been ill and bed-ridden for a long time. The accused allegedly attacked his father with the handle of an axe during an argument in the morning, killing him on the spot.
The accused kept sitting beside the body till his mother, a daily wage labourer, arrived in the evening. Yadav said that the accused kept changing his statements during interrogation due to his alleged drug addiction and mental instability.
The police have arrested Mahaveer under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and further probe is on.
