Crime Hyderabad

Fatal Addiction: Son burns father alive in Hyderabad

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HYDERABAD: A person with drug addiction has taken his father’s life by setting him on fire at Turkayamjal on Thursday. According to the police, Tirupati Anurag (28) poured petrol on his father Tirupati Ravinder (54), and set him ablaze.

The accused, Anurag said to be mentally unstable after becoming addicted to ‘Ganja’. Anurag picked up an argument with his father Ravinder for not buying him a bike.

S. Raghavender Reddy, circle inspector, Adibatla Police Station, said that Anurag, who had two petrol bottles with him, poured one bottle of petrol on his father, who is having lunch on a fist of rage at his home.

Ravinder ran down from the first floor to save himself. Anurag, his son, chased him down to ground floor holding another bottle of petrol with him. On the ground floor, Anurag set his father on fire with a lighter.

“Screaming for help, Ravinder ran out of the house but Anurag kept chasing him. Ravinder collapsed about 120 meters from the house and the accused poured another bottle of petrol on his father. Not stopping at that, Anurag also smashed Ravinder’s head with a stone,” the police officer said.

Anurag had also taken treatment at the rehabilitation center recently, which is of no use. Police investigation revealed that Anurag had lost his job six months ago due to his addiction. Anurag had a history of abusing his father. He used to have frequent fights with his parents and younger brother Abhishek.

Local resident Vijay Anand Reddy said Ravinder has purchased the house in the colony about just two months ago and the family moved here around 20 days back.

Anand Reddy demanded that the government should completely ban drugs to prevent such tragic incidents in the future.