A woman, accused of killing a two-and-a-half-year-old boy of her neighbourhood, was sentenced to life imprisonment by Additional District Judge, Rourkela, on Saturday.
She was directed to pay a fine of Rs 5,000 and if she fails to pay the same, she will have to undergo another six months of imprisonment.
According to sources, one Jyoti Nag (22) was staying in Maldown basti area along with her husband and one two-year- old daughter. One Kabu Singh was also staying in the same area along with his wife and their two and a half years old son. On June 19, 2016, Kabu's son Bajrangi was playing with Jyoti's daughter. While playing, Bajrangi had pushed the girl, following which she had fallen on ground. Jyoti, who was present at the spot, went berserk at this and dropped Bajrangi from a height of about five feet. When the boy started crying, Jyoti reportedly strangulated her neck with her scarp. Since, nobody was present on the spot, she had hidden the body in her house and later had dumped it near a pond. The matter had come to limelight after recovery of the body.
Investigating into the case, Uditngar police had arrested Jyoti.