A 62-year-old woman was brutally killed today by her son who attacked her with an axe at Kalmanda village in Baran district of Rajasthan, police said.
The incident took place around 3.30 PM when Rukmani Devi Mali was roaming around the pond in the village. Her son Dhulichand hit her on the head with the axe, following which she died on the spot, Baran circle officer Vijay Shankar Sharma said.
The accused has been absconding since the attack, he said adding the motive behind the murder has not been ascertained yet.
A case has of murder had been lodged against Dhulichand and the woman's body was handed over to her family members after postmortem, Sharma said.
Police is investigating ascertain the motive behind the crime and family members of the victim will be inquired for the same, he added.
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