Woman, 20, kills grandfather with cricket bat, alleges past harassment

A 20-year-old woman allegedly bludgeoned her 75-year-old grandfather, a retired Special Armed Force personnel, to death with a cricket bat at his home here for behaving "inappropriately" with her seven to eight years ago, a police official said on Monday.

The deceased lived with his wife under Aerodrome police station limits, while the accused, a collegian, stayed with her parents in a house 15 kilometres away, the official said.

On Saturday night, she had an argument with her parents, following which she allegedly rode her motorcycle to her grandfather's house in anger, carrying a cricket bat with her, the official said.

"Her grandmother opened the door, after which the accused went straight to her grandfather's room and attacked him with the bat. She struck him several times on the head and other parts of the body, resulting in his death," he added.

During initial questioning, the accused spoke about being harassed by her grandfather seven to eight years ago, Deputy Commissioner of Police Narendra Rawat told PTI.

"We will question her to ascertain the nature of the alleged harassment. A detailed probe is underway," the DCP said.

Another police officer said preliminary investigation suggested the argument with her parents and the anger arising from it may have triggered a resurgence of her alleged resentment over the past incident, resulting in her bludgeoning her grandfather to death.