Nagpur, October 20: A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly strangling his mother in Nagpur after she refused to give him money to buy a smartphone, a police official said on Friday. Kamlabai Badwaik (47) died on Wednesday and a murder probe began after the post mortem gave strangulation as the cause of death, he said. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Posing As Techie, School Dropout Kidnaps, Rapes Minor Girl; Arrested

"Her son Deepak said he had got a call saying his mother was rushed to a hospital by his brother Ramnath, shortly after which she died. When he saw the corpse, he sensed something amiss. Her gold ornaments were missing as well," he said. Paris Shocker: British Female Cop Raped at Knifepoint at Bottom of Eiffel Tower, Accused Arrested

"After Deepak alerted police, Ramnath was questioned on the basis of suspicion. He confessed to killing her with a scarf as she had refused to give him money for a smartphone," the Hudkeshwar police station official said.

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