Khagaria: The Bihar cops on Tuesday arrested a couple on the charge of thrashing their 28-year-old son to death allegedly over a family dispute.  The family used to reside in state’s Khagaria area. The deceased, Arbind Kumar Chaurasia, was allegedly beaten to death by his parents at Maheskhunt village in Gogri sub-division of the district on Monday night, following an argument, which turned into a fight.

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.