LUCKNOW, Oct. 7 -- Days after going on the run, a 20-year-old youth, who killed his 45-year-old mother in Lucknow on October 3, was arrested from Fatehpur district on Monday as police revealed shocking details in connection with the murder which took place after the accused lost money on online gaming/betting platforms, banned in India. He killed his mother on suspicion that she saw him stealing her jewellery to repay his mounting debts, the police said.

The accused Nikhil Yadav alias Golu, who lived in the Kalli Paschim area of the state capital, was addicted to online betting and gambling, particularly the "Aviator" crash game hosted through the website tirangagamee.games, police said in a press note.

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