An 80-year-old man killed his son in Rajkot, a complaint filed by the deceased’s wife states. As per the complaint, the accused, a widower, wanted to remarry, but his family was against it. Angry about the situation, the accused allegedly shot at his 52-year-old son , killing him.
Jaya Boricha, a resident of Gitanagar behind Shakti Mall in Jasdan, filed a complaint stating that she and her husband Pratap Boricha had gone to give tea to her father-in-law Ram Boricha (80), who lived in the adjacent house, on Tuesday around 10 pm.
As she was returning to her house, Jaya heard a gunshot and later heard her husband groaning. She went to check on him and found Ram with a pistol-like weapon in his hand.
Meanwhile, Jaya’s son Jaideep also returned home. The mother-son duo went upstairs to find Pratap, in a bloody state, lying on the floor of Ram’s house, with Ram sitting next to him, weapon still in his hand.
Jaideep, other family members, and neighbours then rushed Pratap to a hospital, however, he succumbed to his injuries.
As per the complaint, Ram’s wife had died 20 years ago and he wanted to remarry. However, the family members were against the second marriage. So, Ram would often threaten to shoot Pratap and his family.
The police have arrested Ram and a probe has been launched into the matter.