A man in Uttar Pradesh killed his father after he objected to the former's drinking habit.
A 65-year-old man was killed allegedly by his son under the influence of liquor in Kaboolpur locality under Kotwali city police station area last night.
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Superintendent of Police (SP) (city) Piyush Srivastava said that Pitambar, a farmer by profession, objected to his son Prakash's drinking habits when he returned late in the night in an inebriated condition.
But Prakash started beating his father and in a fit of rage hit him with a flower pot on the head resulting in fatal injuries, the SP said, adding, he was rushed to hospital where he later died.
The wife of the deceased has lodged a complaint and the accused has been arrested, the SP added. u00a0