The accused, Ravindra Mali, demanded money from his father, but he refused. The accused then allegedly beat him up severely, the official at the district rural police control room said.
The injure victim was rushed to the Mokhada government hospital. As his condition deteriorated, doctors advised that he be shifted to a hospital in Nashik, but the accused took the victim home where he died the next day, the official said.
Following a police complaint filed by a family member, the accused was arrested and a case was registered against him under Indian Penal Code Section 302 (murder), he said, adding that the body was sent for postmortem.
