Drunk man kills mother in Chikkamagalur village, sleeps next to half burnt body overnight

CHIKKAMAGALUR: A drunk man killed his mother, set fire to her and slept beside the half burnt body through the night at Hakkimakki village near Arenur in Chikkamagalur taluk on Wednesday night. He was arrested by the Aldur police on Thursday morning.

The accused Pavan (28) killed his mother Bhavani (51) and set fire to her inside their house. His father Some Gowda alerted the villagers who put out the fire, but Bhavani had died. Locals said that Pavan worked as a labourer and was an alcoholic who frequently thrashed his parents.

The father Some Gowda was thrashed with a leather belt about a month ago.

The Aldur police, who visited the spot, shifted Bhavani’s partly burnt body to a hospital for post-mortem examination. They also arrested the accused Pavan and registered a case.

Last month, Pavan had thrashed his father with a leather belt so badly that the skin on his back had peeled off. Despite his cruel behaviour, the parents had not disclosed about it to anyone.