In a heart-wrenching incident reported from Muzaffarnagar, a woman killed her minor son after he objected to her illicit relations.
The woman and her paramour, who helped in executing the murder, were arrested by the police. The incident took place in Kurthal village under Budhana Kotwali police station.
Reports said that last Monday, the body of a missing 16-year-old youth named Ashish was found under suspicious circumstances in a secluded place inside the forest. After identifying the victim, the cops sent the body for autopsy.
Ashish’s mother Munesh lodged a report with the local police that her son was missing and apprehending that he might be killed.
During investigation, the cops learnt from the neighbours about the illicit relations of Munesh with one Satyendra and that her paramour visited the house on Sunday night. As Ashish was reported to be missing from Monday morning, the cops suspected some foul play and took both Munesh and Satyendra into custody and grilled them.
After several hours of grilling, Munesh finally broke down and confessed that she killed her son with the help of Satyendra and that they dumped the body in the jungles and later lodged a `missing’ report to mislead the police. During interrogation, Munesh revealed that Ashish often opposed her relationship with Satyendra in the last 10 years.
As Ashish had grown up and became a hurdle for Munesh and Satyendra to continue their illicit relationship, both hatched a plan on Sunday night and strangled him to death. Later to conceal the crime, they dumped the body and lodged a report that Ashish was missing.
According to Senior Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal, the body of a 16-year-old child was found on Monday morning in Kurthal village under Budhana police station of Muzaffarnagar. On behalf of the mother of the deceased child, a report of murder was lodged against unknown persons. After investigation, the mother and her paramour were arrested and sent to jail.
In a similar incident reported from Mathura, a man, who was allegedly set on fire by his wife for opposing her illicit relations, died during treatment at a hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday. He had suffered 80 per cent burn injuries.
The incident took place in Kosi Kalan town on Monday evening. According to reports, the woman, identified as Rekha, had an extra-marital affair and her husband, Chaman Prakash, objected to it.
An altercation took place between the couple and later on Monday evening, when Chaman was fast asleep, Rekha allegedly poured petrol on him and set him afire.
Hearing Chaman's screams, the neighbours rushed in, extinguished the fire and rushed the man to hospital. However, he succumbed to his injuries in Delhi as he had sustained grievous burn injuries.
Kosi Kalan police station in-charge Anuj Kumar, said, "We have received a complaint from the family of deceased Chaman Prakash. A case under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against Rekha and she will be arrested soon."