NEW DELHI: A man stabbed his 70-year-old father to death after the latter refused to lend him Rs 50 in northwest Delhi’s Bharat Nagar on Thursday. Police said the accused was unemployed and often demanded money from his father.
The deceased, Mahendra Pal, lived with his wife, daughter and 40-year-old son Anil Pal. Police said, on Thursday, Anil asked his father to give him Rs 50 but Mahendra refused.
“As told by Anil’s mother in her complaint, her husband’s refusal left Anil agitated and he started an argument with him. His father then also scolded him for being unemployed and dependent on him. The argument soon turned violent. Agitated over his father’s comments, Anil took a knife and stabbed him twice in the chest. Seeing Mahendra collapse, his wife intervened, but Anil attacked his mother too. She escaped the attack with injuries. Anil then fled the house,” said a cop.
The family alerted neighbours and police were informed. Mahendra was rushed to Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital where he died. The body was then sent for a postmortem.
DCP (North West) Usha Rangnani said teams were sent to nab Anil and he was arrested within a few hours before he could flee. “It was established that the murder took place in a fit of rage. The knife used in the crime has been recovered,” she said.