The wooden plank, used for washing clothes, has been seized by the police.
The police are investiagting if the man, as claimed, is mentally ill (Photo: Twitter)
Mumbai: A 37-year-old man killed his 67-year-old mother by hitting her with a wooden plank, used for washing clothes, in Dadar here on Monday, police said.
The incident took place around 7 PM when the accused Tejas Sanghvi, hit his mother Rekha at their house in Shivaji Park area in Dadar, Central Mumbai, a senior police officer said.
The wooden plank, which he used to commit the crime, has been seized, he said.
A case under relevant sections of the IPC has been registered at Shivaji Park police station, police said, adding Tejas has been detained and investigations are underway.
Police official Vinod N. Gaonkar said, "It is being said that the son is mentally ill, but that is being investigated if it is really so."
( Source : PTI )
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