Mohali, Feb. 28 -- A special court in Mohali convicted a man for murdering his father by repeatedly hitting him with bricks outside their house in Mundi Kharar and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

Pronouncing the judgment, a case registered at Police Station City Kharar, the court convicted the accused identified as Rinku under Section 302 of the IPC for the murder committed on the night of February 12, 2020. The victim identified as Hans was found lying on a heap of bricks outside his house near Gurdwara Sahib, with severe head injuries and blood smeared across his face.The court held that the accused, angered by intoxicants, attacked his father with bricks, causing his death.

The prosecution case rested on forensic evidence. The co...