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Crime
Son Kills Father with Spade in Samastipur After Drinking Solution, Police Say
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bihar
🗓 15 Sep 2026, 02:15 PM
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Police in Samastipur’s Mohanpur area say a son attacked his father with a spade after returning home drunk on a chemical solution, resulting in the father’s death.
Police officials from the Muafsil police station in Samastipur reported that a violent incident occurred near the Mohanpur Mosque shortly after midnight on Monday. According to the investigation, a young man returned home after consuming an unknown chemical solution and, shortly thereafter, assaulted his father with a spade.
The motive, as described by the authorities, appears to be linked to a dispute over money that the son had taken from his parents. After the altercation, the father sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators have detained the son for questioning and are conducting forensic examinations of the weapon and the alleged solution. The case is being treated as a homicide, and the police have launched a full inquiry to determine the exact sequence of events and any possible accomplices.
Local residents expressed shock at the brutality of the crime, urging law‑enforcement agencies to ensure swift justice and to address rising concerns about domestic violence in the region.
The motive, as described by the authorities, appears to be linked to a dispute over money that the son had taken from his parents. After the altercation, the father sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators have detained the son for questioning and are conducting forensic examinations of the weapon and the alleged solution. The case is being treated as a homicide, and the police have launched a full inquiry to determine the exact sequence of events and any possible accomplices.
Local residents expressed shock at the brutality of the crime, urging law‑enforcement agencies to ensure swift justice and to address rising concerns about domestic violence in the region.