THANE: An unemployed man (28) from Kalwa was arrested on Wednesday for beating his father to death.
The accused, Vishnu Aljhende, was upset that his father, Arun (55), would pick up quarrels frequently with his mother, Urmila (43), and beat her up.
Vishnu did not like his father constantly doubting his mother’s character. “Arun would come home drunk and thrash Urmila. Once Arun insulted her in the presence of his son-in-law,” said a senior police officer. Vishnu suspected that his uncle, Datta, and grandmother, Pamabai, were instigating the assaults, the police added. On Wednesday, when Vishnu saw his father battering his mother he picked up a metal rod and attacked Arun. Vishnu thrashed Datta and Pamabai after they intervened. The accused later went to Kalwa police station and surrended.