A 16-year-old boy allegedly stabbed his father to death in Outer Delhi’s Vijay Vihar after he was asked to keep away from drugs on Tuesday night.

Police said the boy was a drug addict and had recently spent time at a de-addiction centre in Vijay Vihar. However, the programme was unable to help him quit drugs.

A senior police officer said the deceased lived with his wife and four children — three sons and a daughter — in Budh Vihar, Phase-2. The man washed cars in residential areas and worked as a part-time security guard.

On Tuesday, he returned around 5 p.m. and learnt that his son was consuming drugs with his friends. The police said the man scolded his son, which led to an argument. During the altercation, the son allegedly picked up a kitchen knife and repeatedly stabbed his father. Other family members tried to stop him, but failed. They then raised an alarm after which neighbours nabbed the boy.

The boy was later handed over to the police and produced before the juvenile justice board that sent him to a correction home for boys. A murder case has been registered at the Prashant Vihar police station.

The boy was produced before the juvenile justice board that sent him to a correction home