Woman tries to stop murder by son, fails

Nagpur: A migrant labourer was killed during a drunken brawl with a co-worker at Niranjan Nagar on Wednesday. The elderly mother of the accused tried to alert the cops but in vain.
Liquor consumption has led to murders at Pardi, New Kamptee, Itwari, Ganeshpeth and Kalamna in the last fortnight.
Senior inspector Vijay Akot of Beltarodi police station appreciated the efforts taken by the woman. “She walked 2km to reach the police station. But by the time she reached the station, the victim had collapsed fatally, leaving us no time to save him,” said Akot.
Shakuntala Meshram, in her 60s, had huffed and puffed her way to the station late in the evening when her son Anil engaged in a fisticuff with his co-worker Ramlakhan Pal, 50, after they consumed liquor.
Pal, who worked as a mason in the city, had not left for his native place in Uttar Pradesh after lockdown and stayed at Niranjan Nagar. Anil, now in custody for allegedly murdering Pal, worked and stayed with the victim.
The duo used to consume liquor together. Anil wanted to enjoy a feast after receiving payment of Rs3,200 after a long time. Police said the fight broke out after a heated exchange while enjoying liquor.
Cops managed to nab Anil after Shakuntala approached them but they could not reach the crime scene on time to prevent the murder.
“The accused had fled the place but he had suffered an injury to his left arm. He could not go beyond a certain distance and tried to take shelter at an under-construction house from where we nabbed him,” he said.