Pune: A 55-year-old man succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at Sassoon Hospital five days after he was beaten up by his son over a trivial issue. The incident took place on November 25 at Khopedewadi village in Velhe tehsil of Pune district.
The deceased has been identified as Ramesh Vitthal Jorkar (55). His son, Prakash (29) has been arrested by Pune Rural Police on charge of murder. Prakash’s mother Sangeeta has filed the complaint in this regard.
According to police, Prakash had come to his home on November 25 night with his friends. He demanded that his wife Shakuntala should bring his food plate outside where he was sitting.
Prakash’s father stopped Shakuntala from doing so. Angry over this, Prakash started beating up his father. Shakuntala and Prakash’s mother Sangeeta tried to intervene and stop him but he continued with the assault.
Ramesh Jorkar was seriously injured in the incident. He was admitted at the Sassoon hospital for medical treatment. He succumbed to the injuries on Monday (November 30) morning. Hence murder charges were pressed against Prakash, informed Assistant Police Inspector Manoj Pawar of Velhe Police Station.