A youth allegedly hacked his father to death over a family dispute at Rangjam village under the Rasgovindpur police station in Mayurbhanj district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Ravan Soren.
According to sources, an altercation ensued between Ravan and his son Ramesh, over some trivial matter. The situation took a violent turn after Ramesh, in a fit of rage, attacked his father with a sharp weapon resulting in his death on the spot.
On being informed about the incident, Rasgovindpur police reached the spot and launched a probe into the incident. The body was seized and sent for postmortem. Police have detained for further investigation into the matter.
