Kadapa: Son murders mother over money dispute, watches TV after the crime

Proddatur (YSR Kadapa district): A gruesome murder shocked residents of Sriramnagar in Proddatur after a man brutally killed his mother and showed no remorse for his actions.

According to police, the accused, Yashwanth Kumar Reddy, son of Vijay Bhaskar Reddy and Uppaluru Lakshmi Devi, allegedly slit his mother’s throat following a heated argument over money.

Lakshmi Devi, a government school teacher in Eshwarnagar, had been sending Yashwanth monthly financial support while he stayed in Hyderabad searching for a job after completing his B.Tech in Chennai three years ago. Recently, he demanded ₹8,000 and later ₹10,000 from her. When she refused, Yashwanth reportedly grew furious.

On Sunday morning, he returned to Proddatur without informing his family. After a quarrel with his mother, he attacked her with a vegetable knife. When his father, who was in another room, tried to intervene, Yashwanth allegedly locked him inside and proceeded to slit Lakshmi Devi’s throat.

After committing the crime, he dragged the body aside, shut the door, and sat calmly watching television. Preliminary reports suggest that Yashwanth may have been suffering from mental health issues

Police arrived at the scene following information from locals and took Yashwanth into custody. The body of Lakshmi Devi was shifted to the government hospital for postmortem examination.

An investigation is underway.