A murder case was registered against woman by her husband for killing her son (File)
A woman in the Palghar district of Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly hacking her son to death.
Jaya Tarela, 46, in a fit of anger got hold of an axe and hacked 27-year-old Santosh Tarela to death on the spot.
The complaint was filed by the woman's husband and a case of murder was registered against the woman, an official said.
Santosh often drank liquor and harassed his mother. He came home drunk on the night of July 30 and picked up a quarrel with his mother which led to the incident.
She was arrested yesterday. Investigation is still going on.