Ghaziabad: A 23-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his mother after she tried to stop him from attacking a coworker over Rs 1,200 in dues in Masuri’s Bhudgarhi village.The accused, Anil Kumar, allegedly attacked his mother, Leela Devi, with an axe and later struck her with a stone in an inebriated state.Police said the accused initially tried to mislead them by blaming two neighbours, Dabbu and Jasveer. Kumar told police that he had a dispute with the two over unpaid dues on March 8 and claimed they had attacked his mother when she intervened.According to the statement he gave police earlier, he said Leela had rushed to the spot after learning about the dispute and was hit on the head with a brick during the altercation. She later returned home and went to sleep, but did not wake up the next morning. Family members took her to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.During the investigation, however, officers found no evidence linking the neighbours to the incident and noticed inconsistencies in Kumar’s statement. He was detained and questioned further, during which he told investigators that on March 8, his father and sister had travelled to Delhi. He admitted he had consumed alcohol and was angry over Rs 1,200 that a coworker owed him.According to police, Kumar picked up an axe intending to attack the coworker, but his mother intervened and tried to stop him. In a fit of anger, he allegedly struck her on the head with the axe and then hit her with a stone, leaving her unconscious.Investigators said the accused then locked the room from the outside and went to sleep in another room. The next morning, he realised his mother had died and tried to shift the blame onto his neighbours.During a forensic inspection, officers recovered the axe and a stone believed to have been used in the attack from beneath a wooden cot in the house. Police said Kumar has been arrested and his criminal history is being verified.
