‘Mentally disturbed’ man bludgeons mom to death

Pune: A “mentally disturbed” man allegedly bludgeoned his 55-year-old mother to death with an LPG cylinder at his house near Talegaon on Tuesday night.
Police said the 27 year-old man killed his mother, Mina Balasaheb Dabhade, following some heated argument and fled to his relative’s house. “The suspect has been detained and is under our observation currently,” Arvind Hingole, sub-inspector of the Talegaon MIDC police, said.

Hingole said Dabhade’s relatives have told the police that the suspect was mentally disturbed and was undergoing treatment at the Yerawada Mental Hospital. “The suspect was released from the hospital about two months ago,” he added.

The officer said the family was staying in a two-storied house at Malwadi. “Dabhade and her son were staying on the second floor of the building, while their other relatives were staying on the first floor,” Hingole said.

He said Dabhade had a heated argument with her son on the day of the incident. “Around 9.15pm, the relatives heard a loud noise from the second floor, following which they went to Dabhade’s flat,” Hingole said.

Upon reaching the flat, the relatives found it locked. “When they knocked on the door, nobody responded. After some time, Dabhade’s son opened the door and ran away,” the officer said.

When the relatives entered the flat, they were shocked to see Dabhade lying unconscious on the floor and bleeding profusely. “They also found an LPG cylinder lying next to her,” Hingole said, adding, “The relatives took her to a hospital where she was declared brought dead by the doctors.”

Hingole said the suspect has been booked under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code. “Dabhade’s husband died about two years ago,” he said.