Husband tortures wife while son kills father in Prakasam

Karemchedu (Prakasam district): A man who is abusing his wife regularly, is killed by his son after his attempts to save his mother are foiled, in Daggubadu village of Karemchedu mandal on Tuesday night.

According to the locals and police, Shaik Irfan, aged 45 years is an auto driver and alcoholic. He used to torture his wife verbally and physically after he reaches home around midnight regularly on petty issues. Their children and neighbours help him to pacify and sleep under the influence of alcohol.

On Tuesday night also, Irfan reached home and started the argument with his wife. In the heat of the debate, he began to beat her even though the locals tried to stop him. Unable to bear the torture and save their mother, his son Mastan Vali interfered and tried to appease them both. Irfan didn't like his son to interfere and started to beat him too and lunged forward to attack him with a knife used in the kitchen. In retaliation, Mastan Vali attacked his father with a cricket bat, and Irfan fell in a pool of blood as he received severe blows on his head.

Around 12.30 AM on the Wednesday early hours, they shifted the injured Irfan to the government hospital in Chirala in the 108 ambulance, but the doctors announced him dead. The police arrested Mastan Vali and started investigation in the case.