Dharwad: A man allegedly died by suicide after killing his mother reportedly over a property dispute in Hosa Yellapur’s Udupi Nagara in Dharwad on Sunday.

The deceased son has been identified as Rajendra Bhajantri (40) and his mother identified as Sharada Bhajantri (60).

It has been learnt that the accused Rajendra persistently harassed his mother for money. Sharada was receiving pension money and had possessed a property (vacant land).

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The accused reportedly killed his mother by striking a rod on her head after she refused to transfer the property to Rajendra’s name, following which the former died by suicide.

Personnel from the Dharwad city Police visited the scene and conducted an investigation.

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New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.

The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.

The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.

According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.