Jharsuguda: Odisha: Son kills mother as she refuses to cook egg curry for him
Sanjaya Panigrahi
Jharsuguda, Nov. 23: 23: A man allegedly hacked his mother to death after she refused to prepare egg curry at Ib village under in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district on Monday evening, reports said on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Kumudini Bhoi (45).
The accused son, Rajesh Bhoi was arrested by the police on Tuesday and forwarded to the court, informed Jharsuguda Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Nirmal Mahapatra.
As per reports, Rajesh, who is a daily wage labourer came back home after work with some eggs from the market. He asked his mother to make egg curry.
However, Kumudini refused to do so and told she will cook the curry some other day. This led to an altercation between the two.
Later, Rajesh, in a fit of rage, attacked her with a sharp weapon on her head and neck. Kumudini died on the spot.
Kumudini’s brother-in-law, Hemsagar Bhoi who stays in the neighbouring house, rushed to the spot after hearing her screams and saw her in a pool of blood. Later, he informed the matter to the Sadar Police.
“A case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against Rajesh Bhoi. A scientific team was called upon for a detailed investigation of the crime spot and the dead body was sent to Sadar Hospital for post-mortem,” said the SDPO.
