Mumbra woman held for beating 3-year-old son, filming act

Thane | Wednesday | 6th March, 2019

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THANE: A 27-year-old housewife from Mumbra was arrested on Tuesday for beating her three-year-old son and sending a video clip of the act to her former husband. "The couple had divorced just a few months ago and the man was paying the accused a maintenance amount of Rs 6,000, which the accused wanted increased," a police officer said. "He is my son and how can a mother beat her own child mercilessly like this?" The police said the accused, Hina Shaikh, was the second wife of the complainant, Faiyaaz Khan, an autorickshaw cleaner and roadside food vendor. "She beat the child to make a demand for more money..