A video of a son slapping his elderly mother to death has gone viral on social media, evoking demands for capital punishment for the barbaric act. In CCTV footage, a son was seen slapping his mother so hard that she fell on the ground before becoming unconscious.
According to news agency PTI, the incident took place on Monday when Avtar Kaur was embroiled in a heated argument with her neighbour about parking issues. His son, who was standing next to the neighbour, slapped his mother so hard that she fell on the ground.
She was later taken to a hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead. The gruesome incident took place in Dwarka area of India’s national capital, Delhi. The Delhi Polcie have arrested the 45-year-old man and booked him under section 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Meanwhile, netizens have erupted with anger demanding death penalty for the son. AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel wrote on Twitter, “I would want this man to be hanged to death at the same spot where he slapped his mother. Unbelievable shocking visuals these.”
Similar sentiments were expressed by others.
One who took care of him so he could stand today by himself…..
what a shame on this person,… how can he slap so hard ? that mother died..and his own son killed her…truely shame on our all society…our cutlure have brought us only selfish and coward like these creature.
— Yusufi Jiruwala (@Yusufi_j) March 17, 2021
I couldn’t bear the moment son hit his mother. I just thought of all things she might have went through n did for him while raising him up. Camera caught just one slap, we never know how was she been treated behind the camera all these days.
— BhaktiShakti (@BhaktiShakti9) March 17, 2021
Wat kinda son he is..how can someone slap his own mother….he shd be punished for what he has done
— Sriram Narasimhan (@sriramnarasimha) March 17, 2021