India, May 25 -- A 21-year-old man who brutally killed his father in Palghar district to protect his mother from fatal domestic abuse was arrested on Saturday night. Police said he tried to destroy evidence and allegedly threatened the villagers against informing the police.

According to the police, the accused, Akshay Vilas Hadal, lived with his family in Hadalpada Varnol village of Wada tehsil. Akshay's 45-year-old father, Vilas, was an alcoholic man who often harassed his mother, Jayashri, said a police officer. On May 20, Vilas was allegedly drunk and physically abusing his wife. A few moments later, he picked an axe and charged towards her. Seeing this, Akshay intervened and snatched the axe from him to protect his mother. In a fit ...