Man stabs his parents for not helping to open gift shop

New Delhi, March 13: A 30-year-old man, who is claimed to mentally disturbed, allegedly stabbed his parents in west Delhi apparently angry over them not helping him start a business, police said today.

The incident was reported from Janakpuri at around 9 pm yesterday. Rohit Kapoor, the son, was detained by police in connection with the incident while his parents are recuperating at a hospital.

Ramesh Kapoor (63) and his wife Usha (59) were attacked with a kitchen knife. Rohit is mentally disturbed and is under medication for some time.

“He had been insisting his parents to open him a gift shop. However, his father has asked him to wait for sometime.

Last night there was some discussion on this. His mother objected to it,” a senior police official said.

Angered over his mother’s reaction, the official said, Rohit allegedly stabbed his mother.

–Agencies