Meerut (UP), March 29 A 35-year-old man is alleged to have strangled his mother to death here, police said on Sunday.
According to police, the incident took place on Saturday morning in Bengali Colony, located in the Hastinapur police station area, where 50-year-old Nirmala was murdered by her younger son, Sanjay Das.
Following the incident, the accused attempted to mislead people by claiming that the death was caused by a heart attack.
SHO Shashank Dwivedi said that upon receiving the information, the police arrived at the scene and sent the body for a post-mortem examination. The accused has been arrested and sent to jail under judicial custody.
During police interrogation, the accused revealed that his mother frequently quarrelled with him and taunted him, the SHO said.
He told the police that he had killed his own child, following which his wife left him. His mother would often taunt him over it, the SHO added.
The police noted that the accused also has a criminal history. A case was registered against him under the Dowry Prohibition Act in 2024, while another case involving assault was registered in 2025.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, police said.
The SHO said that following the post-mortem examination on Sunday, the body was brought back to the village, where the deceased's elder son, Vipul, performed the last rites.