Chhattisgarh Police on Sunday arrested a 36-year-old man for killing his father a few days ago in a village in Mahasamund district.
Mahasamund Additional Superintendent of Police Megha Tembhurkar identified him as Chandu alias Chandeshwar Sahu of Jivtara village.
Sahu killed his father Rikhiram on Thursday night. A murder case was lodged on Friday after his body was found lying by a road by villagers.
Sahu, who was detained, eventually confessed to killing his father. He said he had a heated argument over farming and hit his father with an iron rod, claiming his life.