Drunk Son Arrested for Allegedly Killing 75-Year-Old Mother With Brick in Banda

Overview

• Police say the accused, identified as 35-year-old Pappu alias Radhacharan, returned home drunk and allegedly killed his 75-year-old mother, Ramrati, by repeatedly striking her with a brick.
• The attack, which occurred Sunday night, followed a quarrel between the accused and his younger sister that the mother tried to calm.
• Banda police arrested the son from the village the same night and registered a murder case after a complaint by the victim’s husband, Manuwa.
• Officers sent the body for post-mortem examination and said alcohol was an aggravating factor in the domestic violence that led to the death.
• The accused is to be produced before a competent court and investigators will await post-mortem results as they build the case and interview family witnesses.