MAN KILLS MOTHER OVER LIQUOR MONEY

GURUGRAM: A 45-year-old man was booked for allegedly murdering his 65-year-old mother after she refused to give him money to purchase liquor in Bhondsi area on Thursday night, said police.

Police said preliminary probe revealed that Prem Pal had hit Ram Batheri several times with a sharp object on the head, neck, face, arms and legs. Till the filing of this report, Pal was at large.

According to a complaint filed by the deceased’s nephew, Pal is an alcoholic, who often used to demand money from his mother and beat her up when she refused. Police said Pal was a driver but had been staying at home for the past four months since the lockdown was imposed.

According to the police, the incident took place around 7pm at their house in Sarhaul ki Dhani in village Raysina. Police said Prem Pal demanded money from the victim’s pension to purchase alcohol. When she refused, he attacked her before running away, said police. A police official privy to the investigation said, “According to some neighbours, the suspect was inebriated at the time of the incident.” In the complaint, the victim’s nephew, Naveen, 33, said, “A friend informed me over the phone that Prem Pal had killed his mother. At 7.20 pm, I reached their house and saw her lying in a pool of blood.” Case was registered under Section 302 (murder) of IPC.