A 35-year-old man killed his 72-year-old mother over a trivial issue at Balkur village near Kundapur on Saturday.
According to the Kundapur police, Rama Poojary used to quarrel with his mother Sadhu Poojari. He demanded money from her, she refused it. In a fit of fury, he murdered her with a sickle.
The murder took place between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday. It 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.
He was a drunkard
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 (Friday) 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.
