A 21-year-old man has been arrested in Rajkot for allegedly killing his mentally-ill mother and later posting a picture with her dead body on social media.
The incident came to light when a local resident informed police about the incident and officials arrived at the scene to see the accused, Nilesh Gosai, sitting next to his mother’s body in Bhagatsinhji Garden on University Road in Rajkot.
Nilesh Gosai confessed to the crime, revealing that he initially tried to attack his mother with a knife. When Jyotiben (48) managed to wrest the knife away, Nilesh resorted to strangling her with a blanket.
After committing the crime, he posted a photo of his mother on Instagram with a caption, “Sorry mom I kill you, I miss you, Om shanti (sic).” In another post, he wrote, “I’m kill my mom, loss my life, sorry mom, om shanti, Miss you mom (sic)”.
A primary investigation revealed that Nilesh killed his mother in a fit of rage amid one of their frequent altercations, allegedly brought on by Jyoti’s erratic behaviour, and verbal and physical abuse.
Nilesh reportedly told the police that his mother was awarded custody of him after his parents divorced when he was about 18 months old. However, he was later sent to live in a boys’ home in Kutch after Jyoti’s unstable mental health led to her being institutionalised.
When he aged out of the system, he returned to live with his mother, who stopped taking her medication over the past month.
Nilesh, a factory worker, told the police that his mother’s behaviour had become increasingly erratic and disruptive. He claimed she would physically assault him throughout the day and night, making it impossible for him to rest adequately. Nilesh also reported that his mother would often become violent, sometimes tearing her own clothes. He told police that he lost control and strangled her, during a particularly intense episode in the early hours of Aug 29.
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