Azamgarh, 21 Aug (HS): On Thursday,
in Achlipur village of Atraulia police station area of the district, due to a
family dispute, the elder son brutally murdered his own mother. After the
incident, there is an atmosphere of panic in the village. Achlipur village
resident Vijay Kanti Pandey (55), wife of late Gopal Pandey, was living with
her younger son Praveen Pandey and daughter-in-law Sweta. On Thursday at around
11 am, her elder son Pranav Pandey (35) reached home and started arguing with
his mother over something. As the dispute escalated, he got angry and attacked
her with a sharp weapon, due to which Vijay Kanti was seriously injured.
Hearing the screams, family members and neighbors reached the spot and
immediately took the injured woman to 100 bed hospital in Atraulia, but the
doctors declared her dead. On receiving the information, Area Officer Ajay
Pratap Singh, Police Station Head Amit Kumar Mishra and police force reached
the spot. The police sent the body for post-mortem and started investigating
the incident.
The deceased's husband Gopal Pandey
died of cancer about ten years ago. He has two sons Pranav (35) and Praveen
(30) and a daughter Anshika, all three are married. Younger son Praveen Pandey
has filed a complaint with the police and accused his elder brother Pranav
Pandey of murder. At present, the accused is absconding and the police are
conducting raids in search of him.
Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi