CHENNAI: A 25-year-old man pushed his mother to death in a quarrel that broke out over drinking his share of

in T P Chatiram on Monday night.

Police said, Neelakandan, a daily labourer lived with his mother Kalavathi at T P Chathiram.

Police said he got into a fight with his mother for taking his liquor, which he had kept hidden.

He allegedly hit her using a pipe and later pushed her. He, too, suffered injuries to his head. Hearing Kalavathi’s cries, neighbours came to her rescue. Neighbours admitted her to Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital where she succumbed to her injures. Police arrested Neelakandan on charges of

.