Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Three-Year-Old Boy’s Alleged Murder Leads to Stepfather’s Arrest
Police in Uran arrested a man accused of killing his young stepson.
The child was three and a half years old.
Police say the child argued that the man was not his real father and wanted to go to his biological father.
They allege the man then seriously assaulted him.
The child later died from severe injuries, including head injuries and broken ribs.
The man reportedly said the child had fallen from a bed by accident.
Doctors and police said the injuries did not look like those from a simple fall.
A court sent the accused into police custody while the investigation continued.
Police arrested 28-year-old Jitendra Pradeep Bhise over the alleged killing of his three-and-a-half-year-old stepson, Moksh, in Uran.
Police allege Bhise assaulted the child after Moksh said he wanted to live with his biological father.
Investigators said the child suffered severe head injuries and fractured ribs before dying.
Bhise allegedly claimed the child had accidentally fallen from a bed, but medical findings reportedly contradicted that account.
A court remanded Bhise to police custody until August 20 after he was booked for murder and under relevant juvenile-protection provisions.
- Who
- Jitendra Pradeep Bhise, 28, is accused of killing his stepson Moksh, aged three years and five months.
- What
- Moksh allegedly died after being assaulted; Bhise was arrested and booked for murder and under relevant provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act.
- When
- Police allege the assault occurred on August 14, 2026; the arrest was reported on August 19, 2026.
- Where
- The incident allegedly occurred at the family’s home in Phanswadi, in Mora, Uran, Navi Mumbai.
- Why
- Police allege the assault followed the child’s remarks that Bhise was not his real father and his request to go to his biological father.
Police Investigation
Accused’s Reported Account
Cause of death
Police Investigation
Police allege Bhise assaulted the child, causing fatal head injuries and rib fractures.
Accused’s Reported Account
Bhise initially reportedly claimed that the child had been playing and accidentally fallen from a bed.
Efforts after the death
Police Investigation
Police allege Bhise tried to conceal the death as an accident and arrange a funeral without informing authorities.
Accused’s Reported Account
The article reports Bhise’s alleged accident explanation but does not provide a further public account from him.
- Accused
- Jitendra Pradeep Bhise, 28
- Victim
- Moksh, three years and five months old
- Location
- Phanswadi, Mora, Uran, Navi Mumbai
- Reported assault date
- August 14, 2026
- Medical findings
- Severe head injuries and fractured ribs
- Initial police action
- An accidental death case was initially registered before the investigation shifted to alleged assault.
- Court order
- Bhise was remanded to police custody until August 20.