IPS Officer's Mother Found Murdered In UP Home, Jewellery Looted

The 95-year-old mother of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer was found murdered in her house in Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkarnagar.

The incident took place in the Rudha Dhamrua village. The victim, Indravati, used to live alone. She was the mother of Ashutosh Mishra, a 2016-batch officer.

Indravati's body was discovered on a cot inside her house by her domestic help at 9 am.

The IPS officer is currently posted in Lucknow. He reached the village around 3 pm on Sunday and lodged a murder and robbery complaint against unidentified persons.

A gold chain, nose pin, earrings and anklets were missing, reported PTI.

The family suspects that thieves entered the house on Saturday night and killed her before looting the gold ornaments.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a jibe at the government over the murder.

"Sad news has come in about the murder of the mother of an IPS officer in Ambedkar Nagar. Even the police are not safe in Uttar Pradesh; unfortunate," he wrote on X.

What The Police Said

The police have issued a statement.

"A person named Ramesh Chandra Mishra informed the Malipur Police Station that the mother of Ashutosh Mishra, a resident of the village of Rudha Dhamrua, had died of a heart attack at 8:00 am. Later, at around 2:30 pm, Ashutosh Mishra stated that he believed his mother had been murdered and that the jewellery she was wearing was no longer on her body," the police said.

"The forensic unit and officials inspected the scene and completed the Panchnama process, revealing no visible injuries or fight marks on the body. The body was sent for a post-mortem examination, and a panel of three doctors conducted the post-mortem with videography," the police added.