A 45-year-old man was murdered by his younger son in Gujarat's Surat on Sunday evening when he tried to save his daughter-in-law from a thrashing. The incident was reported from the Dindoli area of Surat district.
According to a report by TOI, the victim, Manoj's son Mahendra was beating his wife after a heated argument.
Seeing the dispute, Mahendra's father and elder brother tried to stop him. However, infuriated by the interruption, Mahendra picked up a knife in rage and threatened to kill his elder brother Mahadev.
Frightened by the sight, Mahadev ran from the spot but the accused tried to chase him. When the father tried to stop Mahendra from injuring his brother, Mahendra flew into a fit of rage and stabbed his father on his left underarm.
Manoj was rushed to a local hospital but was declared dead.
A case has been registered against Mahendra but he is currently on the run.