Latest News | Delhi: 16-year-old Boy Held for Killing His Father in a Fit of Rage

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) A 16-year-old boy was apprehended here on Sunday for allegedly killing his father in a fit of rage, police said.

Police said the boy allegedly smashed a plastic pipe on his father's head when the man was beating his wife in Delhi's Rohini, resulting in his death.

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"On Sunday, a call was received at 10.58 am regarding the murder of a person at the Aman Vigar police station," a senior police officer said.

The man's body has been preserved in the hospital for postmortem, police said.

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Initial inquiry revealed that the deceased used to beat his wife and children on trivial issues under the influence of alcohol, said the officer.

"On Sunday, the deceased picked up a quarrel with his wife and was thrashing her, when his son intervened and hit his father's head with a plastic pipe which resulted in his death," said the officer.

Police said that an FIR under relevant sections of the BNS has been registered at the Aman Vihar police station.

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