Andhra Pradesh - Nellore   

Son `kills' father over property dispute

Staff Reporter

NELLORE: In a property dispute, a son killed his father at the Dalit colony of Kondayapalem here on Tuesday.

According to the police, the victim Ganta Danam, 65, was a farmer and had half-an-acre land in his name. The accused Prasad is the eldest among Danam's three sons and a daughter. Prasad had an argument with his father when the latter decided to give his land to his daughter as a marriage gift. At midnight on Monday, Prasad took his father to a secluded place. An altercation ensued between them when Prasad demanded his share in the land. And in a fit of anger, he killed his father by strangulating his neck, the police said.

Moreover, he disclosed the incident to his brother-in-law and threatened him at knifepoint when he tried to nab him.

The police have registered a case and launched a manhunt for the accused.

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