Delhi: Man held for brutally murdering 12-year-old stepson

The accused, recognized as Wazid Khan, a resident of Shastri Park, was arrested on Saturday following sustained interrogation, they mentioned.

Family members advised PTI that the boy’s mom had married Khan in 2020, a 12 months after the loss of life of her first husband. They alleged that disputes had been frequent at residence in current months, significantly after the kids from her first marriage returned from a hostel the place that they had been staying.

“Throughout questioning, the accused disclosed that he had an ongoing dispute associated to his relationship with the mom of the deceased,” a senior police officer mentioned.

The arrest comes a day after the Class 7 scholar was discovered lifeless with grievous accidents close to the Shastri Park chowk loop.

Police had obtained details about the injured baby round 9.50 am on Friday and rushed him to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital, the place medical doctors declared him lifeless. The boy had a number of accidents, together with wounds on his head and eyes, and marks of extreme assault, officers mentioned.

In response to police, the boy had gone out to play on Thursday night after getting back from college, however didn’t come again residence. Relations looked for him by way of the night time.

Investigators famous that the boy and his youthful brother had been dropped at their home round 6.30 pm on Thursday by Khan, who labored as an e-rickshaw driver.

A case underneath Part 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered on the Shastri Park police station. The physique was despatched to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital for autopsy examination.

Police mentioned they’re verifying all elements of the case, together with the sequence of occasions and digital proof.

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