Vadodara: A two-year-old child from Shehra taluka in Panchmahal district became a victim of an extra-marital affair of his father. The man and the child were killed by the family members of the father’s paramour.
Chirag Machhi (28), a resident of Vallavpur in Shehra taluka of Panchmahal district, was missing since October 20 along with his two-year-old son Prince. The family approached the Shehra police and registered a missing persons’ report.
While searching for Chirag and his son, their relatives found Chirag’s motorcycle in the Morva village. A shopkeeper informed the family that Fulchand Pagi and some other persons had taken Chirag and his son away in a van. The information was relayed to the police that began investigating the lead. Fulchand and his son Shailesh were also missing.
It came to light during the investigations that Chirag, who was already married and had two children including Prince, was having an affair with Fulchand’s daughter. Chirag used to work in Ahmedabad and the Fulchand’s daughter had gone to him.
The probe also revealed that Fulchand, Shailesh, Jagdish Parmar and Dharmendra Talar had beaten up Chirag and threw him in a Narmada canal. The body was found on Friday and an autopsy was conducted on it.
On being questioned, the accused revealed that after beating up Chirag mercilessly and throwing him in the canal, they took Prince with them. They have claimed that they threw the child in the Mahi River located near the canal.
Despite concerted efforts, the body of the boy could not be located. The police has now sought the help of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to locate the body. The child’s body could not be located till Monday late evening.