Gurugram: Man arrested for killing minor boy in revenge

GURUGRAM: A 37-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a 6-year-old boy in the basement of an under construction house in Sushant Lok on Thursday.
According to police, the accused had committed the crime to take revenge from the minor’s father over a fight. “The accused, identified as Maniram, called police to report about the murder and fled from the spot.However, he was arrested later,” a police officer said.
Maniram, a native of Madhya Pradesh, works at an under construction house in Sushant Lok and lives at the same place. “On Wednesday, Maniram along with Mukesh, the boy’s father who works as a security guard at a guest house in the same locality, were consuming alcohol. They had some argument followed by a scuffle after which Maniram threatened to take revenge. Mukesh went back to the guest house, where he lives with his wife and two children,” the officer added.
On Thursday around 10.30am, Maniram took Mukesh’s 6-year-old son, Sahil, to the basement of the under construction house and slit his throat with a kitchen knife.
On the basis of the complaint of Sahil’s mother, Sunita, a case has been registered under Section 302 (murder) of IPC at Sushant Lok police station. The accused was arrested within a few hours. “During the investigation, Maniram confessed that he had killed the child after a fight with the father,” said police spokesperson Subhash Boken.
In another case, a youth was allegedly stoned to death in Patuadi over personal enmity. The dead body was found on Thursday morning in a field. The deceased was identified as Krishan (34), a resident of Pataudi.
A case was registered under Section 302 (murder) of IPC at Pataudi police station. “We suspect that Krishan was killed over personal enmity. An investigation is underway,” a police police officer said.