Assam Man Kills Father After Dispute Over Cigarette: Police
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According to the police, the accused asked for a bidi from his father and he gave him one, but on asking his second bidi, there was a scuffle between them.
In a gruesome incident, a man killed his father over a dispute for a 'Bidi' (a thin cigarette filled with tobacco flake and commonly wrapped in a tendu) in Assam's Barpeta district, informed police on Wednesday.
The incident took place at Alipur village under Kolgachia police station in Barpeta district on Tuesday. The deceased person was identified as 50-year-old Lalmiya who was stabbed to death by his son Samsul Hoque (30 years old).
According to the police, the accused asked for a bidi from his father and he gave him one, but on asking his second bidi, there was a scuffle between them.
"Both were engaged argument and it turned into a fight and Samsul attacked his father by using a sharp weapon," a police officer of Kalgachia police station said.
