Dharamshala, June 23 -- A man was arrested after he allegedly beat his mother to death with a wooden stick at their home in Sundernagar subdivision of Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, police officials said on Monday.

The incident occurred on Sunday night in Gehri village of Sundernagar. Police said that upon receiving information about the incident a team from the BSL Colony police station rushed to the spot.

The victim, Parvati Devi, 51, used to work in HP secretariat in Shimla. The accused has been identified as Khema Ram, police added.

"Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased, identified as Parvati Devi, 51, was beaten with a stick by her son, Khema Ram, resulting in her death. Based on the complaint and preliminary i...