THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a gruesome incident reported, a man tied her mother and later set her ablaze leading to her death. The incident took place in Anappara, Vellarada on Friday. Nalini(62) died suffering serious burns in the incident. Police later took Moses Bipin(32), son of Nalini into custody.

Only Nalini and Moses lived in the house. Nalini's husband Ponnumani had died ten years ago. When the younger son Jain came home with food for his mother, he saw the shocking sight of a charred body. The legs were found to be tied with cloth.

Moses even brandished a knife and threatened to kill the locals when they came to enquire about the incident. The police concluded that the accused was murdered under the influence of alcohol.