Archive · 16 Jun 2025
Mother, Stepfather Arrested in Jaunpur for Alleged Son Murder
A young boy in Jaunpur, India was found dead.
His mother and stepfather have been arrested because they are suspected of killing him.
The police think the boy was strangled.
The police started investigating after the boy's biological father, who is not living with them, alerted the authorities.
The mother and stepfather have confessed to the crime.
The body has been sent to a hospital to understand what happened.
They lived in a rented house but the mother took the body to her parental home.
A woman and her second husband were arrested in Jaunpur, UP for allegedly strangling her five-year-old son.
The incident came to light after the child’s biological father lodged a complaint.
Police said the couple confessed to the crime.
The boy's body was taken to his maternal home in Barawa.
The body was sent for post-mortem after injury marks were found on the neck.
- Who
- Reshma and Atiq, the boy's mother and stepfather, are accused.
- What
- A woman and her second husband allegedly strangled a five-year-old boy.
- When
- The incident was reported on Monday, June 16.
- Where
- Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The articles do not explicitly state the reason for the alleged crime.
- Victim
- Five-year-old Ilyas
- Accused
- Reshma (mother) and Atiq (stepfather)
- Location
- Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Complaint By
- Biological Father, Aziz
- Marital Status
- Reshma divorced Aziz and married Atiq.