27-yr-old man thrashes 50-yr-old mother to death in Chamoli village

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.

The 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 police in Lousari village on Saturday.