Police said a 64-year-old man strangled his son to death over a property dispute in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district on Sunday.
SHO Ramnath said Lalaram Sharma, a resident of the Gulal Kund, lived with his three sons and had a property issue with the eldest, Vipin Sharma (35).
Lalaram strangled Vipin to death late Saturday night, he continued, adding that police noticed him strolling near the police station, and when questioned, he told authorities that he had killed his son.
The accused has been arrested and is being interrogated.
“A case has been filed against Lalaram under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code”, the SHO Ramnath added.
He claimed the body was returned to the families following the post-mortem on Sunday.
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