Man kills infant boy in Gujarat doubting paternity

TNN | Updated: Apr 15, 2020, 11:39 IST

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RAJKOT: Suspecting the child to have been born out of an extra-marital affair between his wife and her alleged lover, a man hacked his 20-day-old infant to death with an axe in Vikadia village in Gadhada taluka of Botad district on Monday night. The accused Kalu Nayak (35) was arrested on Tuesday.
The slain infant was the seventh child of Nayak and his wife Manjula Nayak (32).
“Ever since the boy was born, there used to be frequent fights between the couple. Kalu would accuse Manjula of having an affair and allege that the child was the result of her extra-marital relationship with her boyfriend,” said B L Rawal, sub-inspector with Dhasa police station.
On the fateful night, Kalu picked up a fight with Manjula, alleging that the child was not his. As the altercation between the couple escalated, Kalu allegedly picked up an axe and dealt a blow on the child’s head, killing him on the spot.
After this, he ran after Manjula, brandishing the axe. When Manjula ran out of her hut seeking help, her neighbour Arjun Nayak rushed to her rescue. An angry Kalu also hit Arjun with the axe on his back. Then people from the neighbourhood rushed to the spot and caught Kalu before handing him over to the police. Both Klu and Manjula worked as farm labourers.