City police on Sunday arrested a teenager for allegedly killing his mother in Nakraunda area under Doiwala police station of the State capital.The woman identified as Sunita Rawat was found murdered in her residence on Friday night. The accused has been identified as 16-year-old Sonu (name changed), son of the deceased. Dehradun SSP Pushpak Jyoti told mediapersons in a hurriedly convened Press conference on Sunday that the Class X student had accepted his involvement in the crime.The police officer said that the scene of the crime had suggested that Sunita was killed by suspected robbers as jewellery and other valuables were found missing. The murder had jolted the people of the area and there was perceptible anger in the people of the locality.
The SSP said the boy had reportedly confessed to the police that his family used to beat him regularly and wanted to disown him due to which a deep sense of hatred was in him for his entire family. To the shock of police the boy informed that he was planning to wipe out the entire family consisting of two elder brothers and parents but was not successful. During interrogation, Sonu revealed that on the fateful night he attacked his mother when she returned from evening walk and strangulated her with a wire. He even hit her with a hammer on head.
To make the crime scene a site of robbery, the boy burgled the house and threw money and jewellery on the roof of a neighbouring home. Showing signs of a habitual criminal the boy then coolly went out for recharging his mobile phone. The police recovered the valuables about 500 mts from the crime site.The SSP also announced a cash reward of `2,500 for the police team headed by Doiwala SHO Sandeep Negi for cracking the crime.