Retd govt employee killed by sons on Father's Day in UP's Kaushambi

PRAYAGRAJ: At a time when the entire world was celebrating world father’s day, a 61-year-old retired railway employee was allegedly beaten to death by his sons at Gandhi Mohalla, Manjhanpur under the limits of Manjhanpur police station of Kaushambi district on Sunday.
The deceased identified as Baijnath, was a resident of Manjhanpur.
Kaushambi police, however, said that police have been interrogating the family members after the youngest son had accused two of his elder brothers for killing father.The body has been sent to post mortem to ascertain the cause of death.
Inspector (Manjhanpur) told TOI that cops have been quizzing the family members after the youngest son of slain old man, Narendra had accused his two elder brothers – Surendra and Virendra and their wives for killing his father Baijnath over property dispute.
Narendra told police that his elder brothers, who stayed separately from parents, had on Sunday morning stopped the father when he was carrying fodder for cattle on the way back to house from the field. The duo sons had allegedly taken him to their house and thrashed severely.
When Narendra and his mother Rita Devi came to know about the incident, they rushed to Surendra’s house and rescued the father. The youngest son then brought his father to a nearby hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.
Police said that the slain old man retired from railways this March. The youngest son alleged that his elder brother was mounting pressure on father to give them their property share and funds from the retirement amount. Detailed investigations are underway.