A man was arrested in Sambhal district for killing his six-year-old son as he suspected his wife’s fidelity.
Police said that Dharmesh, hailing from Sainjani village in the district, was arrested on Friday and the body was sent for autopsy.
On Thursday, Dharmesh had informed the police about the disappearance of his son, Rajat, while he was playing outside the house after which a case was registered, Superintendent of Police Chakresh Mishra said.
After scanning CCTV footage, the body of the child was recovered from a sugarcane field on Friday. Thereafter Dharmesh was interrogated and it came to light that he suspected his wife's character and used to often beat the child.
Mishra said that Dharmesh took his son to the sugarcane field and strangled him to death with a shoelace.