KOLKATA: Unable to bear domestic violence perpetrated by his alcoholic father, a 22-year-old youth shot his 45-year-old father dead and later set him on fire before surrendering to police at Gobrapur in North 24 Parganas on Saturday night.
Police arrested Ashanur Goldar and produced him in court. The firearm was recovered from a paddy field near his house. Victim Mohar Goldar, a resident of Keutipara near Bongaon, was a trader. “Goldar used to engage in drunken brawl after returning home. He also beat up his kin, including his wife,” said Safiqul Gazi, a neighbour.
