In a bizarre incident, one Srinath Mohanty (45) of Siko village in Kendrapada district allegedly killed his 94-year-old widow mother on Tuesday night by beating her with a wood log following an altercation between the two.
Srinath, who is an alcoholic, started quarrelling with his mother Champabati Mohanty as she instigated the former’s wife to leave the house as Srinath used to beat his wife on regular intervals. In a fit of rage, he killed her mother.
Acting on an FIR lodged by the deceased’s another son Jaladhar, the Rajkanika police arrested Srinath, who would be produced before the Aul JMFC on Thursday, said Rajkanika PS ICC Sandhyarani Beura.