Bhadrak: In a gruesome incident, an elderly woman suffered severe burn injuries after she was allegedly assaulted and set on fire by her son at a village in Odisha’s Bhadrak district.
As per police sources, the incident took place at Galaganda village under the jurisdiction of Tihidi police station.
The accused, identified as Debashish Nayak (45), fled the spot after allegedly setting his mother ablaze.
According to preliminary information, Debashish had asked his mother, Jyotsnarani Nayak (65), for money to buy liquor. When she refused, he allegedly attacked her. After she collapsed, he poured petrol and set her on fire, police said, quoting villagers.
As neighbours rushed to the spot hearing her screams, the accused escaped, Tihidi police station in-charge Satyabrata Graharaj said.
The woman was first taken to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) at Bhadrak and later shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, as her condition worsened.
Locals claimed that arguments between Debashis and his mother was a regular feature but today’s incident was shocking.
