Bathinda, May 24 -- A 49-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his father and cremating the body at his residence to destroy the evidence of the crime, in Sivian village of Bathinda.

The accused has been identified as Yadwinder Singh.

Superintendent of police (city) Narinder Singh on Friday that Yadwinder had shot dead his father Birinder Singh over a property dispute on May 20.

Initial police investigation suggests that only Yadwinder and his father were at home when the crime took place, said the SP.

Singh said that a forensic team collected samples of burnt bones, which have been sent for DNA match. Experts have also found blood stains on a cot, which would be analysed, he added.

Investigators said that Yadwinder used hi...