Man Guns Down Son For Loud Music in Mizoram

Aizawl, Jun 30 : A man gunned down his son after his son asked him to turn down the volume of the music he was listening to at night at a village in Mizoram's Aizawl district.

The man 51-year-old man HV Lalthawma, who was drunk was listening to music late at night at Sihpir village on his tape recorder at a high volume when his son, Lalruatfela, asked him to turn it down as it was disturbing neighbors, Aizawl District Superintendent of Police Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said on Wednesday.

When his 26-year-old son left after reprimanding him, Lalthawma, followed him with a SBBL Bore gun hidden under his shawl and shot him fatally when he came out of a relative's house, Khiangte said.

The son who was shot on Monday night succumbed to his injuries at around 1:15 am on Tuesday morning at the nearby Presbyterian Hospital in Durtlang.

The father, who went into hiding was arrested, Khiangte said.