Bhopal man killed his mother for mocking him, told family that she tripped: Police

Police said the suspect, 32, passed off the murder as an accident but the autopsy report detailed the multiple injuries that she sustained before her death. Police said the man allegedly thrashed his mother for 15 minutes

Published on: Nov 9, 2022, 21:55:04 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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BHOPAL: A 67-year-old woman in Bhopal was allegedly beaten to death by her son for refusing to search for a bride for him, police said.

Police said the woman’s two sons were grilled after the post-mortem report cited multiple injuries with a rod (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The woman Asma Farukh, a resident of Khanu Gaon, was found in a pool of blood on Tuesday evening. She was taken to a private hospital where the doctor declared her brought dead.

Her younger son, Abdul Ahad Farhan, 32, has been arrested.

Koh-e-fiza town inspector Vijay Sisodia said, “Asma Farukh’s elder son Ataullah Khan had gone outside on Tuesday. When he came back on Tuesday evening, Abdul informed that their mother fell from the first floor and was injured. They took Asma to a private hospital where the doctor declared her brought dead.”

In the postmortem report on Wednesday, police said it was revealed that Asma was brutally thrashed with rods before death. “Police detained her sons. In the interrogation, Abdul confessed to the crime. Abdul said he was asking his mother to search for a bride for him, but she mocked him and refused to do so,” he added.

He beat her mother with iron and plastic rods for 15 minutes, said the police officer.

An FIR has been registered against Abdul under section 302 (murder) of IPC. Abdul was arrested by the police.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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