Man stabs father to death after altercation in Dehradun arrested

Dehradun, Nov 10 (PTI) A 35-year-old man allegedly stabbed his father to death after an altercation over a family dispute in Kulhan area here, police said on Tuesday.

     The incident took place on Monday night in the area under the Rajpur police station limits, the police said, adding that the accused attacked his father under the influence of an intoxicant.

     The accused, identified as Nitin Rana, has been taken into custody, the police said.

     The victim, Madan Rana, who sustained severe injuries in the attack, was rushed to a private hospital where he was declared dead.

     According to the police, preliminary investigations suggested that heated arguments took place between Nitin and his father. During the altercation, Nitin attacked his father with a kitchen knife, causing critical injuries that led to his death.

     During interrogation, Nitin revealed that he is addicted to an intoxicant. While under the influence of intoxicant, an argument broke out between Nitin and his father over a family dispute. When Madan began shouting at Nitin, the son got angry and grabbed a kitchen knife and launched a lethal attack on his father, the police said.

     In a separate incident that took place in Basant Vihar area here, a 55-year-old man died on Tuesday following a fall at his house due to excessive alcohol consumption, said police officials.

     The deceased was identified as Salim Ahmed. He worked as a painter and was living alone in his sister’s house, they said.

     No foul play is suspected in the incident, the police said.

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