<p>Kottayam (Kerala): A 26-year-old man, a drug addict, has allegedly killed his mother during an argument while she was cooking outside their home in this district, police said on Friday.</p>.<p>The incident took place in a village near Pallikkathodu on Thursday night.</p>.<p>Police identified the victim as Sindhu, 46, who sold lottery tickets to support her family.</p>.<p>Her son, Aravind, a former JCB driver, had allegedly been struggling with drug addiction and was undergoing treatment.</p>.<p>According to the police, only the mother and son were at home at the time.</p>.Three migrant workers killed as building collapses in Kerala.<p>They began arguing while Sindhu was preparing food. Aravind then attacked her with a sharp weapon, killing her on the spot.</p>.<p>Neighbours, hearing the noise, rushed over and found Aravind sitting beside his mother's body. Police arrested him at the scene.</p>.<p>Sindhu's younger son is a student living in Alappuzha.</p>.<p>Her body was taken to a hospital for post-mortem examination. </p>
<p>Kottayam (Kerala): A 26-year-old man, a drug addict, has allegedly killed his mother during an argument while she was cooking outside their home in this district, police said on Friday.</p>.<p>The incident took place in a village near Pallikkathodu on Thursday night.</p>.<p>Police identified the victim as Sindhu, 46, who sold lottery tickets to support her family.</p>.<p>Her son, Aravind, a former JCB driver, had allegedly been struggling with drug addiction and was undergoing treatment.</p>.<p>According to the police, only the mother and son were at home at the time.</p>.Three migrant workers killed as building collapses in Kerala.<p>They began arguing while Sindhu was preparing food. Aravind then attacked her with a sharp weapon, killing her on the spot.</p>.<p>Neighbours, hearing the noise, rushed over and found Aravind sitting beside his mother's body. Police arrested him at the scene.</p>.<p>Sindhu's younger son is a student living in Alappuzha.</p>.<p>Her body was taken to a hospital for post-mortem examination. </p>