The Magadi road police have booked a 26-year-old man who bludgeoned his father to death over a domestic row at his house early on Thursday.
Chethan, a housekeeping staff at a private firm, was living with his parents Gangaraju, 50, Sarojamma, and younger brother Kiran. According to the police, Gangaraju, a wall painter by profession, was irregular to work and an alcoholic. He would come home drunk and quarrel with his family.
Chethan used to warn him to stay away from alcohol. On Wednesday night, the duo fought over the issue. After the fight, Gangaraju went out of the house to sleep. A furious Chethan bludgeoned Gangaraju to death with a heavy stone while he was sleeping. He carried the body in an autorickshaw to the hospital and brought it back an hour later.
Mumtaz, 52, a neighbour, allegedly saw Chethan crushing his father to death. In her complaint, Mumtaz said Gangaraju used to harass his family everyday. Unable to bear it, Chethan may have carried out the murder, she told the police.
