Drunk Man Kills 80-Year-Old Neighbor After Argument Over Vehicle Parking

A drunk man reportedly killed an 80-year-old neighbor after a heated argument over vehicle parking in Vizag city, Andhra Pradesh, India on Monday, Oct 3.

The accused, identified as V Durga Prasad, who was in an inebriated condition, parked his two-wheeler in front of the 80-year-old victim N Narayana Rao’s house under Fourth Town police station limits of Vizag city on Monday, Oct 3. However, when Prasad parked his two-wheeler, it blocked the vehicle of Rao’s younger son who was about to leave the house, the Times Of India reported.

Rao and his younger son asked Prasad to move the bike from there so that they could go out. However, Prasad reportedly got enraged hearing their demand, and in a fit of rage, attacked and punched Rao and his son.

The elderly man suffered grievous injuries in the attack and died. The deceased's body was sent for an autopsy to ascertain his exact cause of death, Times Now reported.

According to locals, Prasad was an associate of a criminal named Murali. Prasad was an alcoholic who used to consume liquor on a daily basis and engage in heated arguments and fights with others. The locals added that even though they have complained to the police officers against the accused several times, the officers failed to initiate any action against him.

However, following Rao's death, the locals in the locality took the matter into their hands and thrashed the accused before handing him over to the police.

Following the incident, the police arrested Prasad and a case has been registered against him in connection with the incident.

In a similar but unrelated incident, a man has been accused of viciously killing his neighbor out of anger after the victim played loud music outside his house in the Malwani area of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India on Dec. 8, 2021, Latin Times reported.

On Dec. 8, the accused, identified as Saif Ali Chand Ali Sheikh, 25, reportedly felt irritated and disturbed after his neighbor Surendra Kumar Gunnar sat outside his shanty house and loudly played a series of songs on a recorder.

Despite Sheikh asking Gunnar to lower his volume, the suspect allegedly refused to do so. This enraged Sheikh and, in a fit of rage, he thrashed Gunnar and shoved him to the ground. Gunnar started bleeding profusely after the fall and became unconscious. Although Gunnar was reportedly rushed to a nearby hospital for immediate treatment, doctors declared him dead upon arrival at the facility.

Following the incident, officers arrested Sheikh and charged him under Indian Penal Code Section 302 (murder) and other relevant provisions.