Teen kills father after argument in Jabalpur:Accused claims he was fed up with repeated abuse; neighbours cite frequent disputes

A 16-year-old boy allegedly stabbed his father to death after a heated argument in Jabalpur. The father, Ramesh Kol (40), was taken to the hospital but died during treatment. The incident occurred on Monday night in Barela’s Kosamghat area. Police detained the minor and produced him before a juvenile court on Tuesday, from where he was sent to a juvenile reform home in Seoni. According to police, Ramesh, a labourer, had returned home drunk that night. As his son tried to leave the house, Ramesh stopped him and asked where he was going. This led to an argument, during which Ramesh reportedly said, “Will you hit me?” The boy then stabbed him in the chest. Neighbours said the father and son frequently argued. Police added that Ramesh had remarried just two months ago. Family took him to district hospital by bike Ramesh Kol’s wife had died a few months ago. He had remarried in January. The wife says, ‘I was in the room, and both were fighting outside. It didn’t seem like the son would kill his father in the dispute. When I heard my husband’s scream, I ran outside where Ramesh was lying on the ground’. Blood was continuously flowing from his body. When they couldn’t find a four-wheeler, they took him to the district hospital by bike, where he died. Father abuse after drinking alcohol Ranjo Bai, who lives in Ramesh’s neighborhood, says, ‘Father and son used to fight five days a week. However, it never seemed that son Ramesh could commit murder’. Meanwhile, Barela police station in-charge Shubham Singh said that the minor was taken into custody immediately after the incident. During police interrogation, he revealed that his father would come home drunk daily and then verbally abuse him. He killed him because he was troubled by the daily disputes.