27-yr-old man thrashes 50-yr-old mom to death

Dehradun: A 27-year-old daily-wager allegedly thrashed his 50-year-old mother with a stick after a heated argument at

Kheta

Manamati village of Dewal block in Chamoli district.

Champa Devi

succumbed to her head injuries.The accused,

Kalam Ram

, was arrested and presented before a magistrate in Dewal. “The man is a daily-wage labourer and had returned home on Wednesday. An argument broke out between the two the next day, and in a fit of rage, he thrashed his mother to death,” said

Arjun Bisht

, a revenue police officer. Police have registered a murder case against the accused on the basis of a statement given by his sister-in-law, a witness to the crime. The accused, who is married and has a three-year-old daughter, was on the run. He was arrested by the police in

Lousari village

on Saturday.