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In Shahdol, a young man killed his mother by slashing her with a sword in the courtyard of his house. After the murder, he rode to the police station carrying the blood-stained sword and told the police, ‘My mother used to instigate my wife every day, so I killed her.’ The incident triggered panic in the area. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon in Kachhiyan Tola, Dhanpuri. Munni Bai was finishing household work in the courtyard when her son Mohan Lodhi arrived with a sword and struck her neck three times in quick succession, killing her on the spot. Police arrested the accused
Police took the accused son into custody. After this, the police took him to the crime scene. Here, the police found the mother’s body lying in the courtyard. The police seized the sword. ASP Abhishek Diwan said that the police have registered a case of murder (Section 103 of BNS) against the accused. Neighbours say that the accused’s behavior had been strange for some time. ‘There was often a dispute between the couple’
Dhanpuri Police Station in-charge Khem Singh said, There was often a dispute between the accused son and his wife. The son suspected that his mother instigated his wife every day, due to which there was a dispute between the husband and wife. A few days ago, there was also a dispute between the mother and son, on which the son had warned his mother. A dispute also occurred on Monday afternoon, after which he killed his mother with a sword.