Haryana: Father kills son with cot leg in sleep

Police reached the spot, they found that the youth had been hit several times on the head.

Fatehabad: In the Tohana area of Fatehabad, Haryana, a father brutally killed his 16-year-old son. The father is a drug addict, and there was a fight between father and son in the evening. After this, at midnight, the father killed his son by hitting him repeatedly on the head with the leg of the cot. Sachin was a student in 10th grade and the only brother of three sisters.

The police have registered a case under Section 302 on the complaint of the teenager’s mother and started an investigation. The scene of the crime team is also engaged in an investigation under the leadership of forensic expert Dr. Joginder Singh.

According to the police, this morning they received information from the civil hospital that a broad, dead youth had been brought from village Kanhadi. After this, when the police reached the spot, they found that the youth had been hit several times on the head. After this, a complaint was received from the youth’s mother.

Maya Devi, a resident of Kanhari village, said that her husband, Dalbir Singh, is addicted to drinking alcohol. There is often a quarrel in the house over this. On Saturday evening, there was an argument between Dalbir Singh and his son, 16-year-old Sachin. After this, she intervened, fed them, and put them to sleep.

At around 3:00 in the night, her husband woke her up and told her that he had killed Sachin. When she woke up, she found out that Sachin’s head had been hit several times with the leg of the bed. He was seriously injured due to this. They immediately took the son to the hospital, but the doctor there declared him dead after an examination.

At present, the accused father is said to be absconding after killing the son. The police are investigating the matter.