Thrissur: A woman poisoned her mother over a property dispute in Kunnamkulam here, the police said on Wednesday.
Rukmini (57), the wife of Kizhur native Chandran, had died Tuesday evening. The post-mortem has revealed the cause of death as poisoning.
Rukmini's daughter Indulekha (39) was taken into custody by the police for interrogation.
She also tried to poison Chandran by poisoning his tea. But he refused to drink the beverage after sensing a foul taste, police said. She allegedly used the pesticide used for cockroaches.
Police sources have confirmed that Indulekha confessed the crime.According to the police, Indulekha had an outstanding gold loan of Rs 8 lakh against her jewellery. Her husband who works abroad was unaware of this. Indulekha feared that her husband would enquire about the gold when he visited Kerala on August 18.
Indulkha's father Chandran is a balloon seller on festival sites. She planned to get hold of the property belonging to her ailing father, and mother to pay off her debt.
It is alleged that Indulekha gave poison to her mother after the latter refused to hand over her property comprising a house in 14 cents at Kizhur in Kunnamkulam.
The other day, Rukmini had been rushed to the taluk hospital and later to a private hospital for conditions similar to jaundice. She later died. Indulekha was also with them at the time. The doctors, who examined Rukmini, suspected the possibility of poisoning.
The police registered a case for unnatural death and questioned the family on Wednesday. On finding Indulekha's actions suspicious they questioned her. Chandran had also confided his suspicions to the cops.
On inspecting Indulekha's phone they found a search history related to poison. When questioned, she confessed to the crime.
Indulekha's arrest is likely to be registered soon.
