By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
In a shocking incident, a 35-year-old man allegedly stabbed his 62-year-old father to death following a family dispute at Chalang village on Sahastradhara Road in Dehradun on Monday evening.
The accused, identified as Nitin Rana, allegedly attacked his father, Madan Rana, with a vegetable-cutting knife taken from the kitchen during an argument. The victim was rushed to Coronation Hospital in an ambulance but succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
According to police, they received information about the incident through the emergency helpline 112 at around 7.15 pm on November 9. A police team led by the Rajpur station house officer immediately reached the spot and found Madan Rana seriously injured. He was shifted to the hospital through a 108 ambulance service, where doctors declared him dead during treatment.
The police subsequently called the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team to collect evidence from the crime scene and took the accused into custody.
During questioning, Nitin allegedly told the police that he was addicted to drugs and had been involved in frequent family disputes. On Monday evening, while under the influence of intoxicants, he got into an argument with his father, who reprimanded him. Enraged by his father’s scolding, he allegedly picked up a kitchen knife and attacked him, inflicting fatal injuries.
The incident is particularly disturbing as the alleged perpetrator is the victim’s own son, and the violence reportedly erupted over a domestic disagreement.
While the investigation will establish the full circumstances leading to the killing, the incident once again raises serious questions about the consequences of drug addiction, deteriorating family relationships and the failure to address violent behaviour before it escalates into tragedy.