Balasore: A man strangled his mother to death in Kanchpada village in Balasore district under the influence of alcohol after a quarrel over food on Wednesday.
The accused has been identified as Arun Mohanty and the deceased is his mother Basanti Mohanty.
As per initial reports, Arun allegedly picked up a quarrel with his family members in the house over dinner that was served to him. As Arun was under the influence of alcohol, he got agitated after no non-veg item was served to him.
The local people rescued Basanti in critical condition and admitted her to the medical centre. There the doctor declared Basanti dead on arrival. Kavita, the wife of the accused who came to save her mother-in-law, was also attacked. Kavita has filed a complaint at the Simulia police station. After the complaint, the police detained the accused son and started an investigation.