Dumka, Oct. 29 -- An incident of patricide took place in Bishanpur village, Bodwa Tola, under Saraiyahat police station area of Dumka district, where a man allegedly killed his father with an axe on Wednesday evening while under the influence of alcohol.

According to police sources, the deceased has been identified as 55-year-old Tutiram Hansda, while the accused, Jitan Hansda, Tutiram's son, has been arrested for the crime.

Police said that on Wednesday evening, Jitan returned home heavily intoxicated and got into a heated argument with his father. In a fit of rage, he reportedly forced his mother, sister, and younger brother out of the house before attacking his father repeatedly with an axe in the courtyard. Tutiram sustained grievous ...