Man stabs Facebook friend s father to death (Lead)
Monday - August 27, 2018 7:58 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Kolkata Aug 27 (IANS) A 28-year-old youth stabbed to death his Facebook friend s father in West Bengal s West Burdwan district police said on Monday.
"The Uttar Pradesh-based man claims to have a long time relationship with the girl whom he met on Facebook. There is a possibility that the girl s father had seen them together following which the man stabbed him on Sunday night " an officer of Durgapur police station said.
The officer said the accused had come to the state to meet the young woman and was staying in a hotel near Faridpur.
Believed to be the eyewitness the young woman said: "I ran downstairs after I heard my father screaming. He tried attacking me also with a knife. I went up and shouted for help after locking the door."
Denying the version of the accused she said she had no friendship with him.
"He was arrested after the girl s mother lodged a complaint. Motive and the actual reason will be clear only after further investigation " a police officer added.
--IANS bnd/ssp/mr
"The Uttar Pradesh-based man claims to have a long time relationship with the girl whom he met on Facebook. There is a possibility that the girl s father had seen them together following which the man stabbed him on Sunday night " an officer of Durgapur police station said.
The officer said the accused had come to the state to meet the young woman and was staying in a hotel near Faridpur.
Believed to be the eyewitness the young woman said: "I ran downstairs after I heard my father screaming. He tried attacking me also with a knife. I went up and shouted for help after locking the door."
Denying the version of the accused she said she had no friendship with him.
"He was arrested after the girl s mother lodged a complaint. Motive and the actual reason will be clear only after further investigation " a police officer added.
--IANS bnd/ssp/mr
