Chandigarh, Oct 20 (IANS) In a fit of rage over a heated argument, a man allegedly killed his 55-year-old mother by slitting her throat with a sharp-edged weapon at their house in Chandigarh on Monday.

The victim, Sushila Negi, a widow, was staying with her son Ravi Negi, 32, an employee of Panjab University, said the police.

Her elder son is settled abroad. The accused, who fled after the murder, was arrested in Sonipat town in Haryana.

A team led by Crime Branch Inspector Satwinder Duhan is bringing the accused to Chandigarh. Before the incident, the mother had performed a puja at home for several days.

According to the police, a heated argument broke out between the mother and son in the morning. It soon escalated, and in a fit of rage, Ravi allegedly attacked his mother with a shar

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