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Himachal man allegedly throws six-year-old son into Ravi river

Himachal man allegedly throws six-year-old son into Ravi river
Himachal: Man allegedly throws 6-year-old son into river in Chamba · theprint.in

A man named Hitesh Kumar lives in a place called Chamba in India.

Police say he did a very bad thing: he dropped his six-year-old son, Gagandeep, into a huge river called the Ravi.

The river was very high and flowing very fast.

The man had argued with his wife on the phone just before that.

After what happened, the man called the police and told them about it.

Police checked his story and found out that the little boy was really missing.

They arrested the man.

Many police officers and others are searching the river for the boy.

But the water is so strong that they have not found him yet.

Police are also talking to the boy's mother to learn more about what happened.

Key facts

Accused
Hitesh Kumar, a daily-wage labourer
Victim
Gagandeep, 6-year-old son
Location
Parel bridge over the Ravi river, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh
Timeline
Incident on Monday night; Kumar called police helpline 112 on Tuesday morning
Search status
Child not traced; strong current and high water level hampering the search
Police action
Kumar arrested; wife's mobile phone seized and she is being questioned
Background
Wife living at maternal home in Amritsar with younger son for the past month
Police official
Additional Superintendent of Police (Chamba) Dinesh Sharma

Sources

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