India, Nov. 9 -- A 31-year-old man and his four associates have been arrested for allegedly assaulting his father and holding him hostage to force him to sign blank papers in an attempt to grab his property, police said on Saturday.

Investigators identified the victim as Bal Krishan, 54, a resident of Ward 19, Sohna, and the main accused as his son Gopal Kumar. Police said the assault took place after Krishan refused to give Kumar pocket money for his daily expenses owing to his drug addiction and anti-social behaviour.

According to police, Kumar's associates identified as Vinod Saini, Pradeep Gurjar, Deepanshu Kumar and Mohammad Abid, were also arrested from various locations in Sohna over the past four days. Police said Saini, who wor...