By The opinion
08 May 2024, 17:47 PM EDT
Police in India arrested a couple after recovering the partially devoured body of their 6-year-old son, whose mother is accused of throwing him into a canal known for having crocodiles, according to multiple reports.
Savitri Kumar and her husband Ravi Kumar were arrested on murder charges in connection with the incident, which took place over the weekend in the Indian state of Karnataka, The Hindustan Times and The Times of India reported.
The boy, identified as Vinod, had a hearing and speech impediment. His body partially devoured was recovered from the jaws of a crocodile the next daythe police said.
On Saturday night, after an altercation in which Ravi allegedly blamed his wife for having a differently-abled son, Savitri threw 6-year-old Vinod into a canal that connects to a river known for its crocodiles, according to police. authorities.
After neighbors alerted the police, a brief search was carried out before it stopped for the night, outlets such as CNN India affiliate News 18 reported.
The search resumed on Sunday morning, when Police found Vinod’s body with several bite marks and one hand was missing.the police said.
Authorities noted that Ravi had been harassing Savitri and demanding that she “throw the child away.”
“My husband is responsible. He kept saying that he should let Vinod die,” Savitri told reporters, according to Outlook India.
“If my husband keeps repeating those things, How much torture could my son endure? But he kept telling me repeatedly to let the child die,” he said.
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