Kapurthala, Punjab: Rejected by a man she wanted to marry, a woman ended up killing his 2-year-old nephew by putting him into a washing machine.
2-year-old Adhiraj was found lying inside a washing machine at the house of the woman.
The incident reportedly happened under the jurisdictions of the Kotwali Police Station.
According to Satpal Singh, the in-charge of the Kotwali Police Station, the 2-year-old boy was found lying unconscious inside the washing machine.
Manpreet Kaur, the woman, was in a relationship with the maternal uncle.
The woman was reportedly mad with the fact that the uncle of the boy was marrying someone else.
Officer Singh said, “She killed the child in a desperate bid that her lover’s marriage would be postponed.”
The 2-year-old boy was rushed to a hospital in the locality but was declared dead upon arrival.
Manpreet Kaur, the woman, has been arrested by the police and a case of murder has been registered.
Adhiraj, the 2-year-old boy, came with his mother and 4-year-old brother to attend his uncle’s wedding, which is scheduled on Sunday this week.
Adhiraj, a girl, and his brother went into the house of the woman while they were playing.
The 2 returned to their parents, but Adhiraj went missing.
The family of Adhiraj approached the police after they failed to trace the 2-year-old bay.
The police checked a CCTV installed in the area, and traced the kids entering the house of the woman.
Upon inspecting the house, the police and the family found the 2-year-old boy inside the washing machine.