A stone-hearted youth burnt his old father over a family dispute in Sialkot’s Sambrial area, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday.

According to details, the 55-year-old victim was shifted to a local hospital in critical condition while police have registered a case against his son who escaped from the scene.

The sad incident took place in Bhopalwala area in the limits of Sambrial police station.

It was reported that both father and son often used to quarrel over family’s financial matters and at the time of incident, the son got into a rage after a tiff with his old man and then set him alight.

Reporter Mian Ashfaq