Dumka, Dec. 24 -- Police have arrested a man accused of brutally killing his mother in Dumka district.
The arrest was made following a raid in the Raneshwar police station area, police said on Wednesday.
According to officials, the case was registered on December 23 under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) as Case No. 49/25 on the basis of a written complaint filed by Sunil Mohali, a resident of Bhuski Pahari village under Raneshwar police station.
In his complaint, Sunil accused his elder brother Dilwan Mohali of murdering their 54-year-old stepmother, Sandari Mohali, on the night of December 21 by slitting her throat with a sharp weapon.
Following the incident, the Superintendent of Police directed immediate action. A...