SURKHET: A man has ruthlessly murdered his father in Gurbhakot municipality-6, Murake in Surkhet district.

According to Arjun Chand Thakuri, the spokesperson of Karnali Province Office, Lokesh, the son of the victim, killed his 60-year-old father, Nanda Ram Wali, with a sharp weapon while he was sleeping on the veranda of his house.

Thakuri said they are investigating the case after taking the accused son into custody.