BARASAT: A man in his sixties was allegedly stabbed to death by his son after he asked his daughter-in-law to "dress properly". The accused was later arrested based on a complaint by the victim's wife.

According to cops, the profusely bleeding victim - Samir Mullick - trudged into

on Saturday morning accompanied by a youth. He alleged that his son, Sanjib, had attacked him with a knife.

"We saw the man was trembling and getting weaker. The youth, who accompanied him, took him to the hospital," an officer said. Samir told cops that he had asked his daughter-in-law to dress properly, which made his son angry. Sources said there was an ongoing property dispute between Samir and Sanjib, but Saturday's argument triggered the attack.

"Samir was attacked with a sharp weapon. There were deep gashes on his body. He later died at the hospital," said Subrata Mondal, superintendent of

.