A drug addict man surrendered before police after stabbing dead his father for refusing to give him money for drug in Uttar Ichali village of Chandpur Sadar Upazila on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Musa Gazi, 65, of the village, reports UNB.
Hossain Gazi, son of the victim, stabbed his father indiscriminately while he was sleeping in his room at 8:30 am and soon fled away, according to family sources.
Hearing the screams of the victim, family members rushed in and took the injured to Chandpur Sadar Hospital from where he was referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Musa Gazi, however, died on the way to Dhaka, said Md Ibrahim Khalil, officer-in-charge of Chandpur Model Police Station.
Later, the killer son surrendered to the police station, he said.
Meanwhile, the victim's elder son Alam Gazi claimed that Hossain has been undergoing treatment for long as he became mentally impaired for taking drugs for long time.
