‘Revenge for marital rift’: 6-year-old killed in Gurugram

GURUGRAM: A 30-year-old man allegedly kidnapped and killed the six-year-old son of his wife’s maternal aunt, enraged by her interference in his family life. Guddu Kumar Sahni, who was arrested by the crime branch on Saturday, told cops that he committed the crime to take revenge on the relative for causing a rift between the couple and inciting his wife to eventually leave him.
Originally from Samastipur in Bihar, Guddu lived with his wife in a rented accommodation at Basai Enclave in Sector 10. Guddu, according to police, claimed they would often have fights over small matters. And in June, his parents-in-law and his wife’s maternal aunt visited their house to counsel them.
But their fights didn’t stop and a few days later, his wife returned to her parents’ home in Panipat.
“Guddu, a daily wager, used to think that his wife’s family, particularly her maternal aunt (who lives in the same neighbourhood), instigated his spouse to leave him. He used to hold them responsible for the rift in the family,” said ACP (crime) Preet Pal Sangwan. “Being neighbours, the aunt used to visit the family often and counsel them. Guudu thought that she was the one who took his wife back to Panipat.”
On July 22, Guudu allegedly kidnapped the minor boy while he was playing outside the latter’s house in Sector 10. He allegedly lured the boy to a vacant plot and strangled him.
He subsequently smashed the face of the boy with bricks and hid the body in the bushes. The body of the boy was recovered on Saturday after the arrest of the accused.
The boy’s father, Budhu Sahni, lodged a missing person’s complaint at the Sector 10 police station a day later.
In his complaint, Budhu claimed that he and his wife went out for work, leaving their four children at home and when they returned later in the evening, one of them was missing.
“Despite all our efforts, we could not locate our child and finally approached the police,” said Budhu.
ACP Sangwan said a police team was formed to trace the child soon after the complaint was lodged.
“With the help of technical surveillance and human intelligence, we zeroed in on the suspect. During interrogation, he confessed to having killed the boy. Guudu told us that he wanted to take revenge on his wife’s aunt as she was the one responsible for all the problems in his family,” he added.
A case under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC was registered at the Sector 10 police station against Guddu on Saturday. He was produced in a court and sent to 14-day judicial custody.
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