Hyderabad: An 65-year-old man was murdered by his son in Vikarabad reportedly over a familial feud, on Saturday.
The victim, Mallaiah resided with his wife and son Mahesh in Naskal village in Pargi Mandal of the Vikarabad district.
The accused Mahesh got into a fight with his parents over family matters on Saturday night after returning home intoxicated, amid which he whacked his father on the head with a stick, out of anger.
According to Pargi police, Mallaiah suffered a head injury and passed out immediately. Doctors who examined him declared him dead. The police also informed that the man struck his mother when she attempted to step in.
Following a tip, the police arrived on the scene, sent the woman to the hospital for treatment, and moved Mallaiah’s body to the morgue of a government hospital. A case has been registered and an investigation is underway.
