After being convicted for the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl, Daswant has been charged with the murder of his mother Sarala.
In a chargesheet filed before judicial magistrate court, Sriperumpudur, the police accused him of killing his mother enraged over her denial to give money for his personal expenses and scolding him for murdering the little girl.
On February 18, Daswant was convicted and sentenced to death by the mahila court in Chengalpattu for rape and murder of the girl in February last year
Following the girl’s murder, the family shifted their residence to Madhanandhapuram, near Kundrathur, and he stayed with his parents while he was on bail. Just before the commencement of trial, he murdered his mother and fled to Mumbai. The Kundrathur police investigated the case and arrested him on December 8 last year in Mumbai.
According to the chargesheet, on December 3, the accused took an iron hammer and hit his mother on the head. Sarala died of injuries on the spot due to shock and haemorrhage. The accused knowingly and intentionally committed the offence of murder punishable under Section 302 of IPC, the police said.
‘Stole ₹10,000’
The accused also stole ₹10,000 from his mother’s purse kept in the bureau, police said charging Daswant for theft under Section 380 of IPC. The trial will be conducted before the sessions court in Chengalpattu.
