A man was hacked to death allegedly by his son at Nagerpara Choto Kalinagar village in Gosairhat upazila of Shariatpur on Friday morning.

The victim is Warez Khan, 60, a resident of the village.

Gosairhat Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mofazzal Hossain said that Warez’s son Dabir locked into an altercation with him at his house around 10:00am, reports UNB.

At one stage, Dabir stabbed his father with a sharp weapon, leaving him dead on the spot.

On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital for an autopsy.

Meanwhile police arrested Dabir from the house.