A body of a two-and-a-half-year old was found stuffed inside a bed by his father at their residence in Burail here.The child was declared brought dead when he was attended to by doctors at Government Medical College and Hospital Sector-32 here on Sunday night.
In his complaint to police, father Dashrath Kumar alleged that his wife, Roopa has killed his son and eloped with her paramour on Sunday, said a UT police official.
The official said that Roopa has been arrested by Police on Monday and investigation is on. She has been booked under Section 302 (punishment for murder) IPC after Dashrath’s complaint.
As per the complainant Dashrath, his wife had gagged their son, Divayanshu and put him inside the bed’s box due to which he died asphyxiation.
The couple had got married in 2016 and Divayanshu was born in 2017 and another female child was born in 2019. Their daughter had expired last year.
Dasrath alleged that his wife was not happy with the marriage and always had differences with his family.
Roopa has killed their son after proper planning with intention to eliminate the whole family, the complainant said while requesting strict action against his wife.
During preliminary enquiry, it had came to notice that Dashrath, an electrician had on Sunday lodged the missing report of his wife and son when he did not find them at home after coming back from work on Saturday night, said the police official.
Later, Dasrath received a call from his wife, who told him about their child being put inside bed.
When he reached home, he found his son being kept in bed having piece of cloth in his mouth.
The PCR reached the spot after receiving a call and took his son to GMCH-32, where he was declared brought dead, the police added.