Muzaffarpur man arrested for killing 10-year-old boy

PATNA: Police have arrested one Sanjay Pandit (30) on charges of killing a 10-year-old boy who had allegedly found him in an objectionable position with his mother.
Pandit is a resident of Shivahi Patti in Muzaffarpur. The dead child was identified as Neeraj Kumar, a resident of Laxminia village under the Baruraj police station area in Muzaffarpur district. His body was recovered from a canal on the outskirts of Laxminia village on Saturday. Pandit, a daily wager, had been living at Laxminia for the last one month.
SHO of Baruraj police station Mukesh Kumar said a local court forwarded Pandit to judicial custody on Sunday. He said the matter came to light after locals spotted Neeraj’s body in the canal on Saturday morning.
“Neeraj had gone missing on Friday night. His family members had, however, not lodged any complaint with the police till the body was recovered,” he said.
The SHO said Neeraj’s 45-year-old mother lodged a complaint against Pandit on Saturday, accusing him of kidnapping and killing his son. “On the basis of the FIR, Pandit was detained for interrogation and later arrested. Pandit admitted that he had taken the child to the banks of the canal and strangulated him to death on Friday night,” he said.
“Pandit told police that Neeraj had seen his mother with him in an objectionable position a few days back,” he said, adding police are trying to find out whether the woman is also involved in the murder. “She will be interrogated soon,” the SHO added.