A man in Himachal Pradesh was arrested by the police for killing his mother and burying her in a nearby field, said the police officials on Tuesday. The case is reported in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district.
According to police, Jayamanti Devi (51), a resident of Chadech village in Sarahan gram panchayat under Pachhad sub-division, was murdered on Saturday night. The matter came to notice when her son, Pushp Kumar, approached the police and lodged a missing complaint.
The initial probe into the case revealed that Pushp Kumar's sister and several residents of the area expressed suspicion that he might have had a role in his mother's disappearance, as he used to quarrel with her often, police said. On interrogation, the accused admitted that on Saturday evening, when it was raining heavily, he had an argument with his mother over some domestic matter and then attacked her with a blunt object.
While Jayamanti Devi sustained grievous injuries on her head, hands, and other body parts following the attack by her son, the accused said he strangled her to death. Taking advantage of the rain and darkness, he buried her body in a field about 100 metres away from the house, said the police.
Following the confession of the accused, police booked him for murder charges and arrested him.
Rajgarh Deputy Superintendent of Police VC Negi said the buried body was recovered on Monday evening, and a post-mortem will be conducted on Tuesday. Previously, a case was registered against Pushp for assaulting the family.
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