20-year-old grandson attacked grandmother with an axe

Rajnandgaon | Desk: A 20-year-old man killed his grandmother with an axe in Pandarwani village, located in the Ambagarh outpost area of ​​Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh. This horrific incident occurred on the afternoon of February 15th, while pond deepening work was underway in the village.

The deceased, Suko Bai (55), had gone to work with other villagers. During the lunch break, while the workers were resting, the accused, Nilesh Yadav, suddenly arrived and repeatedly attacked his grandmother with an axe, striking her in the neck. The attack was so severe that the elderly woman died on the spot.

Preliminary police investigations have revealed a shocking motive for the murder. The accused, Nilesh, suspected his grandmother of practicing "witchcraft." He had long harbored a grudge against her, and this superstition led him to commit this heinous crime.

Following the incident, the Patankhas outpost police took immediate action and detained the accused. The police recovered the weapon used in the murder and presented the accused in the court, from where he was sent to jail.