NEW DELHI: A 57-year-old woman in Prakasam district, unable to tolerate her son's alleged misconduct, reportedly killed him and, with the help of relatives, dismembered his body into five pieces, police said on Saturday.
Prakasam Superintendent of Police A R Damodar stated that K Lakshmi Devi allegedly murdered her 35-year-old son, K Shyam Prasad, a cleaner, on February 13. Her relatives are also accused of assisting in the crime.
"Frustrated by her son's perverse and inappropriate behavior, she took the extreme step," Damodar told PTI.
Police said Prasad had exhibited indecent behavior toward his aunts and other relatives in Bengaluru, Khammam, and Hyderabad. He had also allegedly attempted to rape his maternal aunts in Hyderabad and Narasaraopeta.
Investigators believe he was killed using an axe or another sharp weapon. After the murder, his body was cut into five pieces, packed into three sacks, and dumped in the Nakalagandi canal in Cumbum village.
The accused are currently absconding, and police have registered a case under BNS Sections 103(1) and 238 as they continue their search.