West Bengal: Refused money to buy drugs, man hacks mother to death

Unable to extract money from his mor to buy drugs, a man in West Bengals Nia district hacked her to death and seriously injured his sister-in-law who tried to save her from attack, police said on Friday.

After incident that occurred on Thursday, on eve of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, local people beat him up and threw him in a pond after tying his hands and legs with ropes. Policemen took him to hospital after rescuing him. Sukumar Biswas, an unemployed drug-dict man living at Saha para under Chakdaha police station area, used to demand money from his mor Nirmala and fight with everyone who objects to it.

On Thursday, he sought money from his 55-year-old mor but she refused. After an altercation, Biswas attacked her with a 'dao', a sharp weapon. When Debika, wife of his elder bror, rushed to her rescue, he hit her too with it and fled from spot, police said. Local people, however, caught him soon after and beat him up severely. y also threw him in a pond after tying his hands and legs with ropes. Policemen rescued him from re. two injured women were taken to hospital where

Nirmala Biswas succumbed to her injuries. Her daughter-in-law and Biswas were hospitalised, police said. A resident of Saha Para said that Biswas is a nuisance who frequently created trouble for his family members and neighbours. He said accused married twice but his wives left him. P