GUWAHATI: A Class 9 student allegedly stabbed his mother at their home in Guwahati on Friday night before dying by suicide after jumping from the terrace of a multi-storey building, police said on Saturday.
The teenager, a student of Gurukul in Geetanagar, allegedly attacked his mother with a sharp weapon at their residence in East Jyotinagar, in the Haldhi Mill area of Bamunimaidam. The assault left her with serious neck injuries.
The injured woman, identified as Chandrani Kalita, is undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). Her condition remains critical, police said.
After leaving home, the boy reportedly posted details of the incident in his school WhatsApp group and asked other students to locate the house and help his injured mother. His departure from the house was captured by neighbourhood CCTV cameras, according to police.
He later went to the ABC area of the city and jumped from the terrace of a multi-storey building.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and what led to the attack.
(With inputs from PTI and media reports)