This Article is From Dec 07, 2021

Delhi Man Smashes Infant Son's Head On Wall After Quarrel With Wife: Cops

The accused, Ravi Rai held his child by the legs and allegedly smashed his head against the wall, the police said.

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A 26-year-old man allegedly killed his three-month-old boy in Delhi. (Representational Image)

New Delhi:

A 26-year-old man allegedly killed his three-month-old boy allegedly under the influence of alcohol following a quarrel with his wife, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place in outer Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy on the night of December 3, they said, adding that the accused, Ravi Rai, has been arrested.

Ravi Rai held his child by the legs and smashed his head against the wall, the police told news agency Press Trust of India.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Brijendra Kumar Yadav said a PCR call was received around 10:30 pm on December 3 at Bhalswa Dairy police station informing them that a man had killed his child.

"When our team reached the spot, the child's father Ravi Rai was found under the influence of alcohol and his three months-old child was rushed to BJRM hospital where the doctor declared him brought dead. As per MLC report, the skull of the child was found broken," he said.

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During enquiry, when the neighbours and owner of the flat were examined, they told that both husband and wife were residing at the place since last one month. They used to engage in quarrel on daily basis. Ravi Rai used to stay in a room and his wife who used to work in Azad Pur mandi, a senior police officer said.

"Neighbours also told our team that on the day of incident, at the time of quarrel both husband and wife with child were present in the room. All of sudden the woman came out and raised an alarm shouting that her husband killed her child," the officer said.
 

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