Phulbani, May 27 (PTI) A 30-year-old man allegedly killed his mother with a wooden plank in Odisha's Kandhamal district on Friday, police said.

Jitendra Kanhar, who often quarreled with his 61-year-old mother, hit her with a wooden plank in a fit of rage following an argument in the morning at their home on the outskirts of Phulbani town, they said.

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When taken to the hospital, doctors declared her brought dead, Phulbani subdivisional police officer Mahendra Murmu said.

Kanhar was arrested and an investigation is underway, he said.

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