Mangalore, February 18: In a bizarre incident, a youth has murdered his own father, who allegedly picked up a quarrel under the influence of alcohol at Kodiyala-Shantigudda under the limits of Sullia police station.
Police sources said that 21-year-old Umesh attacked his 60-year-old father Kushalappa Gowda to death using a sharp wooden stick before fleeing.
It is learnt that Gowda used to fight with his family members every day under the influence of alcohol. As usually he picked up a quarrel with his wife Devaki and son Umesh after returning home on Friday night. When the clash worsened, Umesh lost control over his anger and mercilessly attacked his father using a sharp wooden stick. Gowda, who sustained severe injuries on his head and face collapsed and died on the spot.
Jurisdictional police rushed to the spot and shifted the dead body for postmortem after conducting spot investigation. A search operation has also been launched to nab the accused, said police sources.
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