Overview

• Police identified the accused as 28-year-old Jeet Ram Yadav and the victim as his 59-year-old mother, Gulabi.
• The attack reportedly occurred around 5 am in Bendrerbhadra under Kunkuri police in Jashpur district.
• Eyewitnesses said he sat beside the body for hours, humming and playing with sand, and threatened anyone who approached.
• Officers say he tried to lunge at police before they negotiated his surrender; a case has been registered and a detailed probe is underway.
• Jashpur’s superintendent of police said a preliminary assessment points to possible mental instability, and family members reported a two-year decline and reliance on traditional healers, which investigators are examining.