Bengaluru: In a shocking incident a 19-year-old youth fatally hacked his 40-year-old step mother at their residence in Byappanahalli on Tuesday morning. The police have arrested the accused, Ajith, who was reportedly nursing a grudge to avenge his mother’s suicide, nearly seven months ago.
Ajith was the third and the youngest son of Shivakumar, a welder by profession, from his first wife Shobha. He was a PUC dropout and residing in Suddaguntepalya along with two brothers.
According to the police, Ajith was not happy with his father’s relationship with Chithra, Shivakumar’s second wife. Investigations revealed that Shivakumar had an affair with Chitra, while Shobha was alive. When she came to know about her husband’s illicit relationship she committed suicide by immolating herself.
The trouble began when Shivakumar married Chitra and brought her home. He already had four children from his previous marriage. There used to be frequent quarrels between Ajith, his brothers and Chitra. The three brothers felt that Shivakumar was neglecting them and giving all the money to Chitra.
Recently Ajith picked-up a quarrel with Shivakumar, following which Chitra intervened and reprimanded him. Unable to bear the humiliation, Ajith decided to eliminate her.
On Tuesday morning, around 11.30 am, he stabbed Chitra on her neck and fled. A profusely bleeding Chitra came out of the house and raised an alarm. The neighbours rushed for her help and alerted the police. The police reached the spot and rushed Chitra to a nearby hospital, where she succumbed to injuries, police added.
After committing the crime, Ajith took shelter at his relative’s place, but the police tracked him down and arrested him. During interrogation, Ajith told the police that Chitra had forced his mother to commit suicide. Byappanahalli police have registered a case.
