Man held for killing six-year-old boy

  • | Saturday | 23rd March, 2019

AURANAGABAD: The Hingoli police have arrested a man on the charges of murdering a six-year-old boy while suspecting that he was a hurdle to his illicit relationship with his mother.According to police, the suspect — Kashiram Atmaram Kale (26) of Kahakar village —strangulated the boy, Gajanan Pandit Shinde. During questioning, he confessed to have murdered the boy, said police. Based on the preliminary findings, police registered a case of murder and launched a probe.It was on Thursday, the accused came to be arrested. “We suspect that one more person was aware of Kale’s plans to murder the boy and we are investigating in that direction,” a police officer said.Police said that the child’s mother separated from her husband over growing differences between them. The woman then started living separately.

AURANAGABAD: The Hingoli police have arrested a man on the charges of murdering a six-year-old boy while suspecting that he was a hurdle to his illicit relationship with his mother.According to police, the suspect — Kashiram Atmaram Kale (26) of Kahakar village —strangulated the boy, Gajanan Pandit Shinde. The boy’s mother separated from her husband a couple of years ago and is from the same village.When contacted, superintendent of police Yogesh Kumar said Kale is the key suspect in the case and that the probe is on.Sources privy to the investigation said that the number of suspects in the case is likely to increase in the next couple of days. “We suspect that one more person was aware of Kale’s plans to murder the boy and we are investigating in that direction,” a police officer said.Police said that the child’s mother separated from her husband over growing differences between them. The woman then started living separately. Some time back, the accused, who has a farm in the same village, came across her and soon gained her confidence.“Recently, the accused felt that the boy was turning out to be a hurdle in his relationship with his mother and decided to eliminate him,” said the officer.The boy went missing on Tuesday, following which the woman and the villagers on Wednesday morning reached out to the police station for lodging a complaint. While the process of registering a missing complaint was under way, some villagers found the boy’s body along a road.The child was rushed to a hospital, where the medical officers declared him brought dead. The autopsy report revealed strangulation. Based on the preliminary findings, police registered a case of murder and launched a probe.It was on Thursday, the accused came to be arrested. During questioning, he confessed to have murdered the boy, said police.

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