Two men were arrested for allegedly stabbing their grandfather and their father's live-in partner to death in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat district on Thursday morning. The accused, Lalit (42) and his step brother Akshat (18), were reportedly unhappy with their father's live-in relationship.

The accused duo went to their father Vimal's house and assaulted their grandfather, Ram Prakash (83). They also assaulted Vimal’s live-in partner, Khushbu (30). The duo then went on stabbing Ram Prakash and Khushbu repeatedly, PTI cited Superintendent of Police, BBGTS Murthy, as saying.

As Vimal tried to get out of the house, Munna, who earlier lived with the Diwedi family, spotted him. Munna immediately informed Vimal's elder brother Kamal, who lies in the neighbouring house.Vimal was immediately taken to the district hospital, where he was referred to Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) Hospital in Kanpur, as his condition was critical.

Upon receiving the information, police rushed to the spot and arrested Akshat and Lalit while they were trying to flee away to evade the arrest, the official added. During interrogation, the duo confessed to their crime.

In another incident, a son was arrested for allegedly murdering his father over his drinking habits in west Delhi's Madipur last week. The incident came to light when he took the body to the cremation ground for the last rites, and the priest there spotted a sharp cut on the deceased's neck.

The accused was identified as Rinku Yadav while the deceased was identified as Satish Yadav. After the prison in-charge of the ground, Sanjeev Chahuhan informed the police about the incident, the police rushed to the spot and began interrogating Rinku following which Yadav confessed to his crime.

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"He disclosed that he murdered his father using a blade because his father was a habitual drinker and was causing troubles for the family. A case of murder was registered and the accused has been arrested," the Times of India cited an official as saying