BHIWANDI: A 21-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing the 8-year-old son of his lover. The child had told his father about his mother’s illicit relationship with the man who worked as a cook at their home in Bhiwandi.
The arrested accused, Jitendra Maddheshiya, had been sacked by the child’s father after learning about the affair, said sources in the police.
The child had gone missing from his house on Thursday after which a kidnapping case was registered. On Friday morning, the boy’s body was found in a closed flat in the building where the boy’s family also lives.
A senior police official said that they learnt that Maddheshiya, who used to work as a cook for the boy’s family was fired recently. “We grilled Maddheshiya, who confessed to having killed the boy for exposing his relationship with the mother.” said the official. —Pradeep Gupta
