A 22-year-old man was arrested here for allegedly bludgeoning his mother to death after she did not pay heed to his repetitive requests for money, police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place in northeast Delhi's Jyoti Nagar last week, they said.
Police said on October 17, they were informed by the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital that a woman named Shiksha Devi had been admitted by her son Mukul.
However, after examining CCTV footage it was found that Ashutosh was absconding since the time of the incident, they said.
She died on Monday from injuries and a case of murder was registered, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Ved Prakash Surya said.
Based on specific information, Ashutosh was arrested on Monday from Modi Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, the officer said.
Ashutosh hit Devi on the head several times with an iron rod, Surya said, adding that the accused told police that he attacked his mother when she was performing 'pooja'.
He asked his mother seven to eight times for money but she did not reply. He got furious and took an iron rod and hit her on the head several times and fled the spot," the DCP said.
Since the incident, which took place at 10:30 am on October 17, he stayed at several places, including railway stations at Sharanpur, Shamli, Haridwar, Loni and Behta, all in Uttar Pradesh, police said.
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they said.
The incident took place on October 17, when his mother, Shiksha Devi was performing 'Pooja', police said.
Police said they were informed by the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) hospital regarding admission of Shiksha Devi in an injured condition by her son Mukul.
According to police, Ashutosh was absconding since the very same time of the incident. As per CCTV footage available, he was the last seen person after the incident.
On October 21, Devi succumbed to her injuries and a case of murder was registered, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Ved Prakash Surya said.
After receiving specific inputs, Ashutosh was arrested from Modi Nagar in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, the officer said.
During interrogation, the accused revealed that on October 17 at about 10.30 AM, when his mother was performing Pooja', he asked her mother to give some money but his mother did not reply as she was praying, the officer added.
He asked seven-eight times to her mother for the same but she did not reply. Ashutosh got furious and took one iron rod and hit on the head of his mother several times. After that he fled the spot," the DCP said.
When he was asked about his whereabouts since the date of incident till the time of arrest, he revealed that he stayed at the different railway stations in Sharanpur, Shamli, Haridwar, Loni and Behta of UP, the police said, adding the weapon of offence was also recovered from him.
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