Lakshya (right) had reportedly pushed his mother Sunita (left) after an argument which led to her death due to a head injury.

New information has come to light in the death of the 45-year-old fashion designer in Mumbai.

On October 4, Sunita Singh was found dead in her apartment and police suspected that the woman was killed by her 23-year-old son Lakshya Singh. According to police, there was an argument between the woman and her son after which her son pushed her.

Delay caused death

Investigation in the case has revealed that Sunita was alive till early morning and if her son Lakshya would have called the doctor, he could have saved her. However, Lakshya went to a temple in Khar and asked the priest to perform shraddh (prayer done to appease the soul of ancestors).

He took the priest to his house where the priest was shocked to see Sunita in a pool of blood and asked Lakshya to call an ambulance. On arrival, the ambulance staff told Lakshya his mother had died.

Earlier, Lakshya had claimed that black magic had killed his mother.

Drug addiction claims life

Investigations in the case have revealed that Lakshya had delusions due to his drug addiction. He believed that his father, who had died three years ago had come back and killed his mother and therefore he went to the temple and asked the priest to perform a pitru paksh pooja for his mother.

He told the priest he wanted to perform a ritual for his mother because she was being possessed by the soul of his dead father.

Lakshya had exclusively spoken to India Today TV, claiming that he had not killed his mother and black magic was to blame for his mother's death.

On Saturday, Lakshya was produced in court and remanded to three-day police custody. He has been charged under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code (culpable homicide not amounting to murder).

(Correction: A previous version of the story erroneously mentioned that Lakshya had been booked under Section 403 (2) of the Indian Penal Code. The error is regretted.)

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