# Bokaro man held for killing mother with crowbar 2026-08-17T20:01:55+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 60-year-old woman was killed by her son with an iron crowbar at their home in Bokaro's Sector 12-F on Sunday morning. The Times of India reports that the accused, Raju Kumar, 36, has been arrested. Neighbours rushed to the house after hearing a commotion and found the victim, identified as Pramila Devi, critically injured. She was taken to Bokaro sadar hospital, where doctors declared her dead. Raju allegedly locked himself inside a room and was arrested by Inspector Subhash Chandra Singh. Police said Raju had been repeatedly demanding money from his mother. City DSP Rajiv Ranjan said a forensic examination has been ordered and an investigation is underway. Pramila Devi's husband died in 2018. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bokaro, Pramila Devi, Raju Kumar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bokaro-man-held-for-killing-mother-with-crowbar/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bokaro-man-held-for-killing-mother-with-crowbar/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/