Drunk Man Murders Son For Not Refilling Water At Home

A man has been accused of killing his son while in an inebriated state for not refilling water containers at their home in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India on Sunday, May 22.

On Sunday, May 22, the accused, identified as Santlal Madavi reportedly got into a heated argument with his 10-year-old son Gulshan, alias "Gabru," for not refilling the water containers at their home. However, during the confrontation, in a fit of rage, Madavi began thrashing the boy and brutally beat him.

The violent incident came to light after a relative found the young victim lying unresponsive on the floor inside the house and notified the authorities about the disturbance, NDTV reported.

The boy was immediately rushed to a hospital for treatment. However, doctors at the facility declared him dead upon arrival. Following this, an autopsy was conducted on the victim's body. The postmortem examination revealed that the boy's cause of death was assault and strangulation with a belt.

According to the victim's neighbors and relatives, Madavi was reportedly an alcoholic and frequently hit Gabru often over trivial matters.

Following the incident, Madavi was taken into custody. When the authorities interrogated him, he confessed to thrashing his son to death and was subsequently arrested for murder.

In a similar but unrelated incident, a man allegedly brutally killed his own son as punishment for coming home drunk by repeatedly hitting him on the head with a rock at their residence in Sooranad, Kerala, India on Saturday, Feb. 26, Latin Times reported.

On late Saturday, a heated argument ensued between the 39-year-old victim and his 66-year-old father, Ibrahimkutty, after the son, Shibu, came home drunk. During the confrontation, Ibrahimkutty, in a fit of rage, allegedly bashed his son in the head with a rock and killed him.

According to the police, Shibu frequently comes home in an inebriated state and instigates quarrels with his family. During these drunken altercations, Shibu allegedly attacked several of his family members and had injured them. Since Shibu's frequent assaults have become unbearable, the son's wife reportedly recently took off with their children and moved to another house. On Saturday, frustrated by Shibu's habits Ibrahimkutty hit him in the head with a rock.

Shibu’s mother Mariyam Beevi later spotted her son lying in a pool of blood in front of their house. Following this discovery, the villagers alerted the police who quickly responded to the scene and transported the victim to a hospital for treatment. However, he was declared dead upon arrival by hospital officials.