A woman and her husband were arrested by the Payyannur police on Monday on charge of physically hurting her ailing mother living with them at Mavichery near Payyannur.
The arrested have been identified as K.V. Chandramathi, 55, and husband T.V. Raveendran, 65. They were produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate’s Court at Payyannur. The court remanded them in custody for 14 days.
The case followed a complaint by her brother K.V. Venugopal that his sister and his brother-in-law were physically causing hurt to their mother K.V. Karthyayani. A TV channel telecast a footage recorded on a mobile phone allegedly showing Chandramathi beating her up on Sunday morning for urinating on bed due to an age-related ailment.
The complaint said the 75-year-old woman was beaten up with a broom-like object. Chandramathi is the eldest of three children including two sons. Karthyayani, showing symptoms of dementia, has been shifted to hospital.
The police said there was a dispute among the siblings over a property of Karthyayani. Venugopal, the complainant who is working in Mumbai, complained that his sister was extorting their mother’s property.
Report sought
Meanwhile, Health and Social Welfare Minister K.K. Shylaja said the District Social Welfare Officer was directed by the Social Justice Department Director to submit a report on the incident to District Collector Mir Mohammed Ali.
Police say there was dispute among siblings over property
The woman was allegedly beaten with a broom-like object
