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Udupi: 35-year-old man kills 72-year-old mother for not giving money

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May 29, 2016

Udupi, May 29: In a bizarre incident, an elderly woman was murdered allegedly by her 35-year-old son at Balkur village near Kundapur in Udupi district on Saturday over a trivial issue.

murderThe victim has been identified as Sadhu Poojari, a 72-year-old woman. According to the Kundapur police, accused Rama Poojary used to quarrel with his mother.

On Saturday, Rama demanded money from his mother and she refused it. In a fit of fury, he murdered her with a sickle.

The murder, which took place between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., came to light when Sadhu Poojari's son-in-law got suspicious of Rama's behaviour and went to the house and found her lying in a pool of blood. He then informed the police.

The police arrested Rama and questioned him about the crime. Rama confessed to murdering his mother with a sickle. Rama worked as an agricultural labourer and was an alcoholic. He had consumed alcohol the previous night.

The post-mortem of Sadhu Poojari was conducted at the Kasturba Hospital in Manipal. A case had been registered at the Kundapur police station and investigations were on, the police said.

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suresh
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Sunday, 29 May 2016

May be member of BD. They will release him saying health issue

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