A 26-year-old man has been arrested after he shot his mother in the eye and killed her in north Delhi's Bawana area.

The incident reportedly happened late Thursday night and police received the information of the same when the man's 60-year-old mother was being rushed to the hospital with a gunshot injury. The man, identified as Suraj, apparently shot his mother after she scolded him over his alcohol consumption. He was also enraged that she had served him his dinner late. "The woman was brought to the hospital with a bullet injury on her left eye and was declared 'brought dead' by the hospital. During investigation, it was found that the woman's son Suraj, who works as a driver, shot her in a drunken state after she scolded him for consuming alcohol regularly and coming home late in the night," a senior police officer reportedly stated. The neighbours had rushed inside the house and thrashed Suraj when they found out what had happened and took his mother to the hospital immediately.

Suraj was reportedly allowed to cremate his mother's body before being taken into judicial custody. He has been arrested and further investigation of the matter is currently underway.