Man kills his 14-year-old son, arrested

Prayagraj: A 14-year-old boy was allegedly beaten to death by his father in Sonvarsha village under Baharia police station on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Faizan. The accused father identified as Ubaid Hussain was arrested. As per family members, Faizan did not fare well in his studies and kept a bad company. He used to steal money from the house and escape, and whenever he returned, quarrelled with the family, especially with his father.
Prayagraj SSP Satyarth Anirudh Pankaj told TOI, “On Tuesaday night, during altercation between the father and son, Ubaid, in a fit of rage, tied Faizan with a wooden log attached to ceiling of the room and thrashed him with a stick. Ubaid apparently hit his son’s head with the stick due to which he (Faizan) fainted. Thereafter, Ubaid left him unattended. Faizan was found dead on Wednesday morning” The body of minor boy had injury marks, added the SSP. Police said they received news of the boy’s death by neighbours on Wednesday . “Ubaid has been arrested,” said police.