A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his father by slitting his throat after being fed up with his alcohol addiction in West Delhi's Punjabi Bagh
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A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his father by slitting his throat after being fed up with his alcohol addiction in West Delhi's Punjabi Bagh, police said on Friday.
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The incident came to light after the accused, Rinku Yadav, brought his father's body to the cremation ground at Paschim Vihar.
"At the cremation ground, somebody noticed a cut mark on the neck and the forearm. It was brought to the notice of the priest who then asked Yadav about it but got no satisfactory reply," a police official said.
The priest then informed the police.
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"After sustained questioning, Rinku disclosed that he killed his father Satish Yadav since he was a habitual drinker and was causing trouble for the family," the police officer said.
A case has been registered and the accused arrested, police said.
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