A 59-year-old woman has died in Gurugram after her mentally ill son attacked her with a knife and set their flat on fire, police said. According to information, the incident happened because the 27-year-old man got furious after his mother called him “mad”.
The woman, identified as Ranu Shah, was rushed to a private hospital. However, she succumbed to her injuries during the treatment.
The woman lived with her husband, Vipul Shah, and their mentally ill son at a housing society in Gurugram. Last night, the family’s neighbours informed Gurugram Police about the fire in their flat. The fire department reached the spot and somehow managed to break the door of the flat, and pulled out the 59-year-old woman, who had severe burn injuries.
According to a preliminary investigation, the mentally ill man would often get angry and beat up his mother. During an argument on Sunday night, the woman lovingly called him “mad”. This triggered him, and he first stabbed the woman several times and then set their house ablaze.
An investigation into the matter is currently underway.
(Inputs from Neeraj Vashishtha)