The police have arrested the lady (Representational)
New Delhi:
In a determined try to conceive a baby, a lady killed her neighbour’s three-year-old son on the recommendation of an occultist, stuffed his physique in a plastic bag and dumped it on the roof of a constructing in northwest Delhi’s Rohini, the police stated on Sunday.
The 25-year-old lady, who has been arrested, advised police that she was beneath quite a lot of stress to conceive a baby and was being taunted by her in-laws and relations which led her to strategy an occultist who advised her to sacrifice a baby to please the gods, they stated.
She then killed her neighbour’s son and stuffed his physique within the plastic bag, the police stated.
Neelam Gupta advised the police that she bought married in 2013 however couldn’t bear a baby regardless of consulting medical doctors. So she went to an occultist 4 years again at her native village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi who advised that she ought to sacrifice a baby if she needed to conceive, a senior police officer stated.
The matter got here to gentle on Saturday after the lacking boy’s dad and mom approached the police with a grievance following which an intensive search was carried out by the police to hint the kid, the officer stated.
Through the search operation, one of many employees seen a bag on the roof of the adjoining home. When it was opened, the physique of the lacking little one with damage marks on his neck was recovered. Prima facie commentary revealed that the boy was strangled, the senior police officer stated.
Primarily based on the assertion of the kid’s father, a case of homicide was registered. Through the course of the investigation, relations, relations and neighbours had been questioned and it was discovered that the kid was final seen with one among their neighbours, he stated.
When questioned, Neelam initially tried to mislead the police however later confessed that she had killed the boy when he was taking part in alone on the roof, he added.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) Pranav Tayal stated, “Throughout interrogation, the lady stated she was beneath quite a lot of stress to conceive and was taunted by her in-laws and society. So, she approached an occultist in Hardoi 4 years again who advised her to sacrifice a baby if she needed to conceive.”
“In sheer desperation to have a baby of her personal, she determined to kill her neighbour’s son to make the almighty pleased. As per the plan, on Saturday, when she discovered the kid taking part in alone on the roof of the constructing, she went and killed him,” he stated.
The girl is a homemaker and her husband is a vegetable vendor, the police stated.
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