Son stabs father to death in Assam

A man was stabbed to death by his son in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, police said yesterday.

A senior police officer informed that the incident took place on Saturday evening when Sahinur Ali stabbed his father Bahar Ali with a dagger. The incident took place in Salakati village. The villagers said that a heated altercation broke between the two over a family matter.

Following the attack, Bahar Ali was rushed to the nearby civil hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead. Sahanur Ali is absconding. Police have launched a search operation to nab the accused.