A young man who killed his father has been detained in Sughd

A 34-year-old man has been detained in the Sughd region on suspicion of murdering his father. The incident occurred in the jamoat of Dadoboy Kholmatov in the Bobojon Gafurov district.

According to Akbar Sharifi, the spokesperson for the Sughd Regional Internal Affairs Department, a quarrel between the father and son escalated while under the influence of alcohol. During the conflict, the son beat his 67-year-old father to death and then disposed of the body in a pond.

In a video released by the Internal Affairs Department, the detained man admits to the crime and states that he threw his father’s body into the water to conceal the crime.

The suspect is currently in custody. A criminal case has been initiated against him under the murder article. He faces up to 15 years in prison.

This is not the first such tragic case in Tajikistan. In recent years, several incidents have been recorded where fathers have died at the hands of their sons. The Ministry of Internal Affairs emphasizes that the investigation is ongoing and will be conducted transparently.