Bhubaneswar: A man was arrested for allegedly thrashing his father to death in a fit of rage at Sahu Colony slum in Sailashree Vihar here on Wednesday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Bijay Swain and the accused, Kuna.
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According to police sources, Bijay asked his son for some money to buy vegetables. Kuna refused to give him any money and this led to a heated exchange of words between them. It took a violent turn when Kuna picked a stick and hit him repeatedly. Bijay died on the spot.
On being informed, Chandrasekharpur police reached the the slum and seized the body for postmortem. Further investigation is on.
