Madhya Pradesh man accused of killing mother diagnosed with schizophrenia: Police

The 23-year-old accused was found sitting next to his 56-year-old mother’s body and his family initially claimed she had a fall

Published on: Oct 28, 2025, 11:00:13 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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A 23-year-old man, who allegedly killed his mother in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul with a sharp-edged weapon after she scolded him on October 9, has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Police said the family tried to protect the 23-year-old, citing his mental health. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Radheshyam Vatti, the in-charge of Betul’s Bordehi police station, said the accused is undergoing psychiatric treatment in Bhopal. He added that he was found sitting next to his 56-year-old mother’s body and that his family initially claimed she had a fall.

Vatti said the postmortem report showed injuries inflicted by a sharp-edged weapon had caused the death, and the accused confessed to the murder. He added the family tried to protect the 23-year-old, citing his mental health.

The family had told police that the accused had been undergoing treatment for schizophrenia at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, for the past year and that he had also attempted suicide when he was pursuing MTech at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.

Betul police superintendent Virendra Jain said the accused has a mental health condition. “We are also confirming his educational qualification.”

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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