Son kills mother in a fit of rage

UTTARPARA: Stench from a building led police to the decomposed and charred body of a woman at Konnagar in Hooghly on Saturday. Her son later admitted to killing her in a fit of rage on the night of December 31.
The suspect, Prantik Banerjee, said he stabbed his mother Rupali, set the body on fire, then wrapped the remains in a mat and quilt and stuffed it into a corner in their flat on Cripper Road.
Police say mother and son did not get along. “The victim’s son has confessed to the murder. We are verifying his statements and have spoken to her husband,” said Uttarpara IC Arijit Dasgupta.