A local court in Agra has sentenced a 30-year-old man to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 55,000 for killing his 56-year-old mother with a grinding stone after she allegedly refused to give him money. The court of Additional District Judge Pushkar Upadhyay awarded the sentence to convict Shivam Bindal.
According to ADGC Adarsh Kumar, the incident occurred on March 1, 2023, at the family's residence in Agra's Jagner area. Sunita Devi and Shivam were at home while her husband, Subhash Bindal, had gone to the city for work. The crime came to light when the couple's daughter Shivani, who lives in Bengaluru, informed her father that her mother was not answering calls. When Subhash also failed to contact her, he asked a neighbor to check on the house. Neighbors found the main gate locked from outside and discovered Sunita lying in a pool of blood after breaking open the lock. Shivam's phone was switched off, raising suspicion against him.
Based on Subhash's complaint, police registered an FIR under IPC section 302 (murder) at Jagner police station. During the investigation, police found that Shivam had allegedly attacked his mother on the head with a grinding stone following an argument over money. After the murder, Shivam fled on a motorcycle and kept changing locations to evade arrest. Police arrested him on October 14, 2023, after announcing a reward of Rs 25,000 for information leading to his capture.
The court also noted that the accused did not attend his mother's funeral. Investigators recovered a message allegedly sent by Shivam to a female friend in which he claimed he killed his mother after feeling isolated by her. The court considered the gravity of the offense and the evidence presented, leading to the life imprisonment sentence and the fine.
