Man in Rajasthan Kills Bed-Ridden Father, Then Sits Next to Body for Hours, Police Say

The victim’s son Mahaveer Meghwal has been arrested, as he is allegedly a drug addict and mentally challenged, according to officials. The incident occurred under the Railway Colony police station limits on Sunday morning. However, it only came to light in the evening when the deceased’s wife returned home and found her son sitting beside the body of her husband, the officials stated.

Upon receiving information about the incident, the police recovered the body and handed it over to the man’s family members after post mortem on Monday morning, they added. The man was identified as Dayaram Meghwal (60), who had been ill and bedridden for a long time, according to the police. The accused reportedly attacked his father with the handle of an axe during an argument in the morning, resulting in the man’s death.

He remained beside the body until his mother, a daily wage laborer, arrived in the evening, as stated by Pankaj Yadav, Circle Officer, Railway Colony. Allegedly a drug addict and mentally unstable, the accused gave conflicting statements during interrogation, said Yadav. Mahaveer has been arrested under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code, and further investigation is ongoing, he added.

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