Upset with 2nd wife, man kills stepson

Unable to get desired attention from his second wife, a 30-year-old man allegedly killed a three-year-old stepson by banging his head on the floor and later strangulating him in northeast Delhi’s Karawal Nagar. The accused was arrested from Anand Vihar on late Sunday night while he was trying to leave the city.

On June 25, Mahesh (30) told his wife Kiran around 6 am that he has to finish some household work and was taking his stepson Arjun along with him, the police said.

Mahesh took the child to a nearby factory that was closed on account of it being a Sunday. He threw the child on the floor and after the child lost consciousness, he strangulated him, they said.

He then buried the child’s body under some sacks and left from there, the police said.

He returned home and told Kiran that the child has gone missing. Mahesh fled from his home after informing his maternal uncle’s son Rinku, who lives nearby, that he had killed Arjun and left the body in the factory.

Around 6-7 pm, Rinku called Kiran and informed her about the incident. Following the call, Kiran rushed to the factory where she found the body of her son buried under some sacks.

It all began when Mahesh, a habitual drinker, felt ignored by Kiran. The accused told the police that he felt ignored by his wife who never used to pay attention to him and was completely devoted towards her son. To make the matter worse for him, Kiran would often remember her first husband. Also, his desire to have his own child wasn’t materialising which further enraged him.