India: Man strangulates son with mobile charger for switching off TV during World Cup
Representative image of a crime scene
The craze for cricket in India runs very deep, andbizarre stories are coming to lightsince the India-Australia clash in the World Cup cricket final on Sunday (Nov 19). In one such incident, a man strangulated his son in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh for turningoff the television set while the high-voltage Sunday match was going on.
This incident came after another harrowing incident when a 23-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in West Bengal's Bankura district. He took the drastic step as he was devastated by the loss of India in the ICC men's Cricket World Cup final.
The accused in the latest incident is identified as Ganesh Prasad and the incident took place at his Kanpur house.
Things got heated up when Prasad's son Deepak asked his father to stop watching the match and instead cook dinner. When his father ignored his request, the outraged Deepak switched off the TV.
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Upon this, an argument broke out between the father-son duo which further escalated into a physical fight. At the time of the gory incident, Ganesh was under the influence of alcohol.
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According to police, Ganesh got hold of the mobile charger and strangled his son. Once he realised that he had killed his son, he fled from the spot. Subsequently, Kanpur police nabbed him on Monday (Nov 20).
Body found by relative
A relative later discovered the lifeless body of the son lying on the stairs.
As per the preliminary investigation, police confirmed that the murder was due to the fight over cricket.
According to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Brij Narayan Singh, who is in charge of Chakeri police station, a mobile charging cable was used in the murder.
Further investigation is ongoing and the body has been sent for post-mortem.
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Kanpur Police said that the father-son duo would often get drunk and fight with each other.When son Deepak beat his mother last week, his mother left the house.
(With inputs from agencies)