Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Mother Over Inheritance
A man in India was sentenced to death for killing his adoptive mother.
He wanted her money, specifically a large sum in a fixed deposit account.
When she wouldn't give it to him, he killed her and hid her body in a wall.
He then tried to pretend she was missing.
Police investigated, found the body, and the court found him guilty of murder.
The court stated that killing one's mother, who is revered in Indian culture, is unforgivable, and thus gave him the death penalty.
A man in Madhya Pradesh was sentenced to death for murdering his adoptive mother.
The man killed his mother to access her fixed deposit of Rs 32 lakh.
The murder occurred after the mother refused to give him money.
The man concealed the body inside a wall and filed a missing person complaint.
The court found the man guilty under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
- Who
- Deepak Pachauri murdered his adoptive mother, Usha Devi.
- What
- A man was sentenced to death for murdering his adoptive mother.
- When
- The murder occurred on May 6, 2024. The sentencing happened on Wednesday, July 24.
- Where
- Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Pachauri murdered his mother to steal her fixed deposit of Rs 32 lakh.
- Accused
- Deepak Pachauri
- Victim
- Usha Devi
- Sentence
- Death penalty
- Motive
- To access his mother's Rs 32 lakh fixed deposit
- Crime committed on
- May 6, 2024
- IPC Section
- 302 (murder)