Tushar Kanfade, a 39-year-old software engineer, confessed to killing his 60-year-old mother, Ranjana
AMRAVATI: A 39-year-old software engineer walked into a police station in Amravati on Saturday and confessed to killing his mother, allegedly strangling her at their flat after an argument earlier in the day. Tushar Kanfade (39), a software engineer who works from home for an IT company, allegedly killed his mother, Ranjana (60), at their residence in Gajanan Plaza near Rajput Dhaba on Navsari Ring Road on Saturday, police said. An argument broke out between Tushar and his mother between 10am and 10.30am, according to preliminary inquiry.
The dispute allegedly turned violent, with Tushar attacking Ranjana and strangling her despite her pleas, police said. He approached the duty officers and told them that he had killed his mother. Police said Tushar, who is unmarried and lived with his mother, was arrested after a murder case was registered against him.
Walks into police station to confess After sitting beside his mother’s body for some time, Tushar left the flat and walked to Gadgenagar police station. Taken aback by the confession, police rushed to the flat, secured the crime scene and shifted Ranjana’s body for a postmortem examination. The circumstances that led to the argument and the alleged killing are being investigated.