Woman held for death of boy in Vellore

A 36-year-old pistillate was arrested by Melpatti constabulary adjacent Pernambut municipality successful Vellore for the decease of her six-year-old nephew successful the house.

The constabulary said the arrested idiosyncratic was identified arsenic K. Revathi, a autochthonal of Melpatti colony and aunt of R. Mugilan, the victim. Initial enquiry revealed that K. Rajesh, a wage labourer, was joined to R. Asha and the mates had a lad Mugilan.

The constabulary said Rajesh’s mother, Vijaya, and Revathi utilized to instrumentality attraction of Mugilan successful the location aft the mates moved to Tiruppur to enactment successful a backstage textile steadfast a fewer months ago.

The constabulary said that Vijaya allegedly utilized to battle the lad regularly for his mischievous behaviour. Investigation revealed that aft returning from a temple visit, Vijaya and Revathi recovered Mugilan climbing a wall. Revathi allegedly bushed the lad severely.

The constabulary said the lad reportedly collapsed connected the floor. On being informed, Melpatti constabulary reached the spot and sent the assemblage to Government Medical College Hospital successful Vellore for postmortem. A lawsuit was registered.

Due to deficiency of evidence, the constabulary denied the assertion that the lad was subjected to ritual execution coinciding with caller satellite time arsenic claimed by a fewer relatives of the family. A elaborate probe is nether way.