<p>A 28-year-old man tried to kill his father in Hanumanthanagar on Saturday evening.</p>.<p>Santosh was upset after his father refused to give him money for gambling.</p>.<p>Girinagar police arrested Santosh alias Scrap Mukund, soon after. Santosh’s father Ramappa (60) is admitted to the hospital. His condition is critical, doctors said.</p>.<p>Ramappa is an autorickshaw driver. Of late, Santosh had taken up auto driving as his father was ageing.</p>.<p>However, Santosh would spend all his earnings playing cards while the father Ramappa was getting by his savings.</p>.<p>Santosh who is a habitual offender lost lakhs of rupees in gambling and had decided to earn it back, apparently, through gambling itself. On Saturday night, he lost Rs 1 lakh. As he did not have the amount in person, he brought his co-players to his house. Santosh then told his father to give them the money.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Neighbours help</p>.<p>As Ramappa refused, in a fit of rage, Santosh went into the kitchen, brought a knife and stabbed his father. Hearing Ramappa’s screams for help, neighbours rushed to the house and shifted him to the hospital.</p>.<p>The police have taken the statement of Ramappa’s wife as he is still unconscious, and registered an attempt to murder case.</p>
<p>A 28-year-old man tried to kill his father in Hanumanthanagar on Saturday evening.</p>.<p>Santosh was upset after his father refused to give him money for gambling.</p>.<p>Girinagar police arrested Santosh alias Scrap Mukund, soon after. Santosh’s father Ramappa (60) is admitted to the hospital. His condition is critical, doctors said.</p>.<p>Ramappa is an autorickshaw driver. Of late, Santosh had taken up auto driving as his father was ageing.</p>.<p>However, Santosh would spend all his earnings playing cards while the father Ramappa was getting by his savings.</p>.<p>Santosh who is a habitual offender lost lakhs of rupees in gambling and had decided to earn it back, apparently, through gambling itself. On Saturday night, he lost Rs 1 lakh. As he did not have the amount in person, he brought his co-players to his house. Santosh then told his father to give them the money.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Neighbours help</p>.<p>As Ramappa refused, in a fit of rage, Santosh went into the kitchen, brought a knife and stabbed his father. Hearing Ramappa’s screams for help, neighbours rushed to the house and shifted him to the hospital.</p>.<p>The police have taken the statement of Ramappa’s wife as he is still unconscious, and registered an attempt to murder case.</p>
