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A father in Bihar has done such a thing that everyone is surprised to see and hear. People are just saying how can a father do this. An eccentric father killed his one and a half month old infant son by hacking him with a hoe. Police arrested the accused father. The matter is of Chiknauta village of Shivhar police station area. The accused is Rajesh Kumar, resident of Sarwarpur, Tariyani.
carried out the incident secretly
Regarding the incident, police say that all the people of the house were getting ready to give morning meaning for Chaiti Chhath. During this time, the family members started searching for the child, but the child was not found anywhere. Then the people of the house became suspicious of Rajesh and started interrogating him strictly. Then people’s hearts trembled after hearing what Rajesh said. Rajesh told that this incident happened late on Monday evening when all the people had returned home after offering Arghya from Chhath Ghat. Everyone was resting, then at nightfall he secretly left the house with his one and a half month old child and went to Banswadi and separated the child’s head from the body with a sharp weapon. And then after coming home he slept quietly. The family members immediately informed the police about the incident. As soon as information about the incident was received, the police reached there and arrested the accused. When the police interrogated him strictly, Rajesh Kumar told that I killed him because I knew that he was not a son but a demon. I was afraid that when he grew up he would kill me.
The wife had made a vow
Police say that Giani alias Gauri, daughter of ward number 24 councilor Shankar Shah, was married to Rajesh Kumar, resident of Sarwarpur, Tariyani, 22 years ago. After a few years Gauri went to her maternal home. Then Rajesh also went there and then both of them started living there. After this Rajesh had two daughters there. Gauri had prayed for a son, after which she had a son one and a half months ago. Gauri performed Chaiti Chhath only after her vow was fulfilled.
bought sharp weapons by selling grains
Regarding the incident, SP Anand Kumar Rai said that a few days ago he had gone to his mother’s house in Mali Pokhar Bhinda, where wheat and rice were found. Rajesh sold the grains and bought a knife and a spade and killed his son with the same knife.