A man was arrested on charge of killing his son at Kathavakkunnu near Pulpally in Wayanad on Monday morning. The arrested is Sivadas, 55, of Thekkekara near Pulpally in the district.
The body of his son Amaldas, 22, was found on his bed in his house. Sivadas had been absconding after the incident. However, the police took him into custody on Monday night.
Sivadas and Amaldas were living in a house at Kathavakkunnu after the former’s wife Sarojini left him a few months ago and started living with their daughter at Kabanigiri near Pulaplly.