Palghar: Man kills father for refusing to give money for liquor

A man killed his 70-year-old father after the latter refused to give him money for buying liquor in Virar area in Palghar, police said on Tuesday.

38-year-old Dinesh Kasare, who worked as a ward boy at a hospital was a habitual drinker and used to frequently ask for money from his father Kashinath Kasare, which led to quarrels between them, Sub-Inspector PR Gite said.

The duo again had a fight on Sunday late night at their residence in Ekvira Devi building in Virar when Dinesh asked his father to give him the pension money he had got to buy liquor.

When his father refused to give him money, Dinesh picked up an iron rod and smashed the elderly man's head with it, killing him on the spot, he said.

The accused was arrested in the wee hours on Monday and booked under section 302 (murder) of the IPC, he added.