Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Seven-year-old boy allegedly strangled by stepmother in Malda
Something very sad happened in a place called Malda.
A seven-year-old boy named Nihan was badly hurt at night.
Police think his stepmother, Ruma, hurt him.
Nihan's father works far away and lives outside Bengal.
Nihan was a student in Class I. In the morning, his family could not find him and went into the house.
They found him lying very still in his room.
They rushed him to a small hospital, but the doctors said he had died.
The family told the police what happened.
Now the police are asking questions and waiting for medical tests to find out the truth.
A seven-year-old boy, Nihan Ahmed, was allegedly strangled to death by his stepmother Ruma Khatun in Malda district on Friday night.
Relatives and neighbours forced their way into the family's rented home in Old 18 Mile on Saturday morning and found the boy motionless inside his room.
The boy, a Class I student, was taken to the rural hospital in Bedrabad, where doctors declared him dead.
Nihan's uncle, Kismat Ali, alleged that Ruma had been regularly torturing the child.
Police recovered the body, sent it for post-mortem to Malda Medical College & Hospital, and detained Ruma for questioning while the probe continues.
- Who
- Nihan Ahmed, a seven-year-old Class I student, allegedly killed by his stepmother Ruma Khatun; his father Izaz Ahmed is a migrant worker living outside Bengal.
- What
- The boy was allegedly strangled to death; his body was found on Saturday morning and a written complaint was lodged with police.
- When
- Friday night (the alleged incident); the body was found on Saturday morning.
- Where
- Old 18 Mile area within the Baishnabnagar police station limits of Malda district; the boy was declared dead at the rural hospital in Bedrabad.
- Why
- The boy's uncle alleged that Ruma had been regularly torturing Nihan; the motive remains under investigation.
- Victim
- Nihan Ahmed, 7-year-old Class I student
- Accused
- Ruma Khatun (stepmother), detained for questioning
- Location
- Old 18 Mile, Baishnabnagar police station, Malda district
- Incident
- Friday night; body found Saturday morning
- Declared dead
- Rural hospital, Bedrabad
- Post-mortem
- Malda Medical College & Hospital
- Status
- Probe underway; post-mortem report awaited