Man murders mother for 'hindering' move abroad

A 31-year-old man allegedly murdered his mother, 50, at their flat in Badarpur in southeast Delhi because he believed that she was performing "occult practices" to prevent him from emigrating to Canada, police said.

- Hemani Bhandari

Deputy commissioner of police (southeast) Ravi Kumar Singh said the accused was identified as Krishan Kant alias KK, adding that he was arrested on Friday evening—two days after he stabbed his mother Geeta Singh multiple times. Police suspect KK killed his mother in a narcotic-induced frenzy.

Police said the murder came to light on Wednesday evening, when a private hospital in Badarpur informed them that a woman—later identified as Geeta Singh—had been brought in with multiple stab injuries, and was later declared dead.

Geeta Singh's husband Surjeet in his complaint to police said that earlier that day, his son KK had confessed to killing his mother, then locked him (Surjeet) in their house, and fled.