UP man fatally shoots father for trying to sexually assault his wife
The man surrendered to the police with the weapon he used against his father.
Kanpur: A man from UP surrendered himself to the police after fatally shooting his father for allegedly trying to sexually assault his wife on Saturday in their home in Farrukhabad district.
According to a report, 50-year-old Ratiram would allegedly make regular sexual advances towards his son’s wife. On Saturday night, he came home drunk and tried to sexually assault her yet again. He allegedly grabbed his daughter-in-law and attempted to force himself upon her but the woman tried to ward him off and screamed.
Hearing her screams, 28-year-old Amit, who was in another part of the house at the time of the incident, rushed to the spot and flew into a murderous rage. He started beating up his father and then shot him with a country-made firearm, critically injuring him.
Ratiram was rushed to a community health centre and is said to be in a stable condition. Amit, surrendered before the police along with the weapon he used against his father.
He is facing a case of attempt to murder, after his younger brother lodged a complaint against him in the Shamsabad police station. The firearm used by Amit was found to illegal and he had been sent to jail.