Kendrapada: A youth was arrested Friday for allegedly killing his 65-year-old maternal uncle with a spear following a family altercation in Odisha’s Kendrapada district, police said.
The incident took place at Mahasahani village within Aul police station limits in the district Thursday night.
The deceased has been identified as Giridhari Das, police said.
The accused, Karuna Das (22), allegedly returned home drunk, after which his mother reprimanded him.
He reportedly abused and attempted to assault her, prompting Das to intervene.
Enraged by the intervention, Karuna allegedly attacked his uncle with a spear, inflicting grievous injuries to his chest, according to police.
Villagers rushed the victim to Aul Community Health Centre, where a doctor declared him dead.
Police seized the bloodstained spear from the spot.
During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed to attacking his uncle in a fit of rage, Aul police station IIC Antrajami Srichandan said.
The accused has been booked under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for murder and produced before a court Friday.
PTI