Man, 23, held for murdering father

Trichy: A 23-year-old man murdered his drunkard father at Uppiliyapuram in Trichy on Friday as he was harassing his mother. According to police, P Pugazhendhi, 45, was a habitual drinker. On Friday night, under the influence of alcohol, he picked up a quarrel with his wife P Sujatha, 40. Irate over the harassment, his son P Surendhar took the grinding stone and dashed it against his father’s face. He also punctured his chest with a machete before beating him up with a stick on his face. Panic-stricken Sujatha ran to her daughter’s house in the same village. When returned with her daughter, she found Pugazhendhi killed. Acting on information, the police searched and found Surendhar sitting on a bridge in the village. He was arrested and remanded in judicial custody.