Investigations revealed that Rana was in a relationship with the child’s mother and allegedly killed the toddler because the boy’s crying “bothered” him during their meetings. Based on his confession, the police recovered the child’s body hidden in a plastic bag beneath a culvert near the Sukhomajri bypass.
The incident came to light on Saturday morning after the victim’s mother, a resident of Mubarakpur, Dera Bassi, dropped her son at the creche. Shortly after, the accused arrived at the facility, posing as the child’s father, and took him away. When the mother discovered her son was missing, she immediately alerted the authorities. Police scrutinised CCTV footage from the vicinity, which captured the accused taking the toddler. Following the identification, a manhunt was launched, leading to Rana’s arrest.
Continue readingDuring interrogation, Rana initially attempted to mislead investigators but eventually confessed to the gruesome crime. He revealed that he had met the mother through Instagram and had grown resentful of the child. Driven by this animosity, he plotted to “remove the child from his path.” On the day of the incident, he transported the toddler in his auto-rickshaw and strangled him with a cleaning cloth. He then stuffed the body into a plastic sack and dumped it near Rampur Siudi village.
1-year-old murdered by mother’s male friend: Wanted to remove ‘troublesome’ child from his path, say cops
The incident came to light on Saturday morning after the victim’s mother, a resident of Mubarakpur, Dera Bassi, dropped her son at the creche
