A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and killing a minor boy in order to get close to his mother in south Delhi's Maidan Garhi area.
The accused has been identified as Bittu, a resident of Sanjay Colony Bhati Mines. Police said that he had planned kidnapping and murder after watching the crime serial CID.
According to Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, on November 28, a woman, resident of Sanjay Colony Bhati Mines, lodged a missing report of her minor son.
“Initially, it was found that there was some family dispute over the custody of the child between parents who were living separately. The parents of the missing boy were interrogated, but no clue was found. The CCTV footage of the area was analyzed, but no movement of the victim was seen,” said the DCP.
“On Thursday, a highly decomposed body of a boy was recovered in the pond in a ridge area near Maidan Garhi Village. The parents of the victim were called to identify the body. The name of a known person of the mother of the victim came into light after which a police team was formed to nab Bittu.
“Police apprehended him and interrogated where he revealed that he was attached with the mother of the deceased since his childhood and wanted to marry her, but the parents of the woman fixed her marriage with another person,” said the DCP.
“Bittu got depressed and even after her marriage, he was in love and wanted to be with her. Two years ago, there was some matrimonial dispute between the complainant and her husband, following which they started living separately. The woman started living at her parental house in a separate room, the DCP said.
“Bittu again got an opportunity to come close to her. He used to send food and other items to women through her son. He became very friendly with her son also. Bittu proposed the woman to marry him, but she refused due to her son. He used to watch CID and after getting ideas from there, he planned the kidnapping and murder of the boy,” said the DCP.
“On November 28, he saw the boy was going towards the market. He called him and took him to the jungle to eat berry. Bittu took him to the bus stand Fatehpur Beri towards jungle way and told him that he will purchase new clothes for him. He strangled him with a cloth and threw the dead body in the pond,” said the DCP.
“He immediately came back to the house of the woman and helped her in searching for the boy. Next day, he again went to the jungle and noticed that the body was visible in the pond. He again took the dead body in the jungle and tried to burn it with petrol, but the body was wet and he could not be succeeded. He hid the body under stones in the jungle. Later, he again went to the jungle and removed the clothes and shoes of the deceased. He kept the body in a plastic bag and threw in the pond,” said the DCP.