THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A son who was caught beating his mother brutally in a video has been arrested. He has been identified as Razaq of Edava. He was arrested by Attingal DySP. The video of him beating his mother brutally had gone viral in the social media.

A 49-year-old woman of Edava in Varkala faced the brutality inflicted by her son. The incident happened on December 10. Razaq, a bus employee, came home drunk and had a fight with his sister. When she intervened, he beat her cruelly.

Razaq’s sister shot the video and sent it to their relatives in the Gulf. When it went viral, the Ayiroor police reached home and enquired about the matter.

However, the mother told police that she has no complaint against him. Although she has no complaint, the police voluntarily registered a case. Razaq is staying with his wife in Cherunniyoor.