Kurla man arrested for killing alcoholic mother

Upset with his alcoholic mother for getting into fights with family members and neighbours, a 23-year-old Kurla resident decided to kill her.

Mumbai crime branch officials have arrested Raju Singh, a resident of Shivaji Chowk, and booked him for murder.

Senior inspector Dinesh Ahir of the Kurla crime branch unit said they had received a tip-off that Taramati had been missing for the last few days. She was last seen with her son boarding a Karjat-bound local from Kurla station on the night of February 26.

“When we questioned Raju about her whereabouts, he broke down. He told the police that after they got off at Karjat, he took his mother to an isolated place and bludgeoned her to death with a stone. He smashed her face so that she would not be recognised,” said Ahir.