Killer of NRI son sent to judicial custody

TNN | Apr 26, 2020, 04:00 IST

Surat: A local court sent the 60-year-old man arrested for murder of his son to judicial custody here on Saturday. Police did not seek his custody. Meanwhile, wife of the deceased left the city with her one-year-old daughter to return to London, the United Kingdom after her husband's last rites were performed earlier in the day.
Accused Abdul Hamid was arrested by police on Friday from his house soon after he killed his son Imran. The deceased was stabbed on shoulder and underarm by the accused over dispute of Rs1.80 lakh. The accused had lent the money to his son for renovation of their house at Bharbadhwad in Rani Talav area.
Imran was to return to London with his wife Sufiya and daughter Ekra in a specially arranged flight for the UK citizens on Sunday morning from Ahmedabad. He had come to the city one and half month ago with his family.
"She left with her daughter on Saturday for Ahmedabad from where she will catch the flight for London on Sunday morning. Her parents are in the UK," police said.