Jaipur, Jul 24 (PTI) Apparently disturbed over his son’s illness and his wife leaving him, a man allegedly threw his toddler son into a borewell here claiming that he was dead, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place late Wednesday night in Deepola village of Jaipur district. The man, identified as Lalit, has been detained.
Station House Officer Jamwa Ramgarh Rampal Sharma said soon after locals informed the police, a team reached the spot and began rescue operation.
The team lowered a camera into the borewell and it was seen that the boy was dead, the SHO said, adding efforts are on to pull the body out.
Lalit appeared to be frustrated over his 18-month-old son’s illness and domestic tensions, including his wife’s prolonged stay at her parental home, said Sharma.
He said that the police took also statements of Lalit’s brother and some other family members.
“It appears that the boy had died last night before being thrown. However, exact cause and time of the death will be confirmed in postmortem,” he said.
According to police, Lalit visited a doctor on Wednesday and got medicines for his son.
“He claimed that his son died last night and after this he threw the boy in the borewell, wrapping him in a white cloth. He said this to his brother. When locals got information about it, police were informed,” the SHO told reporters.
“Lalit, a labourer, said that he was disturbed as his wife had left home after a dispute nearly a month ago and is currently living with her parents,” he said. PTI SDA APL ZMN
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