Police said the accused, Bijay Maharana alias Tiki, picked up a quarrel with his mother Sudasana on Saturday night over his proposed marriage with a girl which the family opposed. The quarrel took a serious turn in the morning when Tiki turned violent and attacked his mother with the stone pestle.
While locals handed over Tiki to the police, a profusely bleeding Sudasana was rushed to the Capital Hospital where she succumbed. Sources said Tiki was mentally deranged and often involved in brawls with his family. The accused has been arrested by Khandagiri police on charges of murder and produced in a court.
