Binjharpur(Jajpur): A man hacked his elderly mother to death over alleged family dispute at Bindhani Sahi under Binjharpur police station limits of Jajpur district, late Saturday night.
The accused was identified as Gopal Ojha, alias Kalia, 40, son of Sukadev Ojha at Bindhani Sahi behind the Central Bank in Binjharpur market. The deceased was identified as Premalata Ojha, 60.
On being informed, police reached the spot and launched an investigation. Police sent the body for post-mortem to the district headquarters hospital in Jajpur and nabbed the accused from Barpada area while he was trying to escape and brought him to police station for interrogation.
Police said Gopal killed his mother over family dispute late Saturday night. His father, who was sleeping in the house, woke up and screamed for help following which he ran away from the scene. Villagers rushed to his house and searched for Gopal but failed to trace him.
It is suspected that Gopal might have hacked his 60-year-old mother to death with a billhook due to extreme anger over family issues for which he could not get married. Binjharpur IIC Sanjit Mohanty said a case was registered in this connection and further investigations were on.
PNN