To cope with domestic abuse perpetrated by his drunken father, a 22-year-old teenager shot and then set his 45-year-old father on fire before turning himself in to police in Gobrapur, North 24 Parganas, on Saturday night.
He was arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder. Ashanur Goldar was apprehended by the police and brought before a judge. The firearm was seized from a rice field close to his home, according to police. Mohar Goldar, a native of Keutipara, near Bongaon, was a merchant when he was killed. “Goldar used to get involved in a drunken brawl when he got home from work. According to Saiful Gazi, a nearby resident, “he also beat up his family members, including his wife.” After returning home in a drunken state on Saturday evening, Goldar went on a rampage, killing two people. “He started hitting his wife,” says Saiful Gazi.
Ashanur rescued his mother and transported her to the home of a neighbour. Then Goldar charged at Ashanur, who responded by pulling out a rifle and firing at him. A burned corpse was later discovered in the courtyard, “according to another local resident. The police are looking into how he obtained the weapon.
