Tarn Taran, Oct. 6 -- A man allegedly killed his father and performed his last rites in a haste overnight in Bahadur Nagar village that falls under the Khemkaran assembly constituency, police said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Satwinder Singh, has been absconding, officials said. Deceased Sukhwant Singh was an ex-serviceman. The police have registered an FIR.

According to the police, the man and his father had a dispute in the grain market over the sale of their paddy crop. The son allegedly opened fire using his father's licensed .12-bore rifle. The police came to know about the incident from villagers. DSP Preet Inder Singh and SHO Gurmukh Singh from Valtoha police station reached the spot.

The DSP said accused Satwinder Singh...