Speaking on the issue, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) P K Jha said "Chaurasia, who had deserted his wife, would regularly engage in fights with his parents over the matter. He was also having an extra-marital affair.
On Monday, too, he had a fight with the parents, following which he was beaten to death, he noted.
An FIR has been lodged in the case at Maheshkhunt police station and an investigation is underway, Jha said, adding that Chaurasia's body has been sent to Khagaria Sadar Hospital for postmortem.