Woman strangles her ailing son to death in Rajkot

TNN | Updated: Apr 6, 2020, 05:34 IST

Police arrested Daksha Dangaria

RAJKOT: Tired of his prolonged illness and immobility, a woman allegedly strangled her 17-year-old son in Ranchhodvadi locality of Rajkot on Saturday. Cops, who arrested the mother on Sunday, said Daksha Dangaria (38), had allegedly strangulated her son Prince Dangaria using her dupatta.
“Our preliminary investigation revealed that Prince who was afflicted with brain tumour, had been bedridden since his childhood. As Dangaria was tired of looking after his daily needs, she decided to kill him,” said V J Fernandes, inspector with Rajkot B division police station.
The woman was booked based on the complaint lodged by her husband Kishor Dangaria (40), a labourer in a factory at Satellite Chowk. He alleged that his wife had confessed to her crime before him on Saturday evening itself.
“We arrested the woman the moment she returned from her village Khokhari in Padadhari taluka in Rajkot district where she had gone to perform her son’s last rites,” added Fernandes.