Meerut boy, 7, killed by mother's lover after he discovers their relationship

Police are examining the accused's mobile phone and collecting other evidence to ascertain the motive and sequence of events. According to the officials, the man had taken the child with him from the house and later killed him.

In Short

• Cops say no evidence of kidnapping have surfaced so far
• The child's body was recovered from a field after he went missing
• Police say the boy's mother had a relationship with the accused

A seven-year-old boy who went missing from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district was found murdered, with police arresting a man known to the child's mother after he allegedly confessed to the crime, officials said on Wednesday.

Superintendent of Police (Rural) Abhijeet Kumar said the boy was reported missing from the Bahsuma police station area on Tuesday, following which four police teams were formed to trace him.

During the investigation, the police detained a man identified as Arpit Sharma. During questioning, he confessed to the crime, following which the child's body was recovered from fields on his identification, the officer said.

During the preliminary probe, it emerged that the accused had a relationship with the boy's mother and the child had come to know about it, police said.

According to the officials, the accused had taken the child with him from the house and later killed him. Police said no evidence of kidnapping has emerged so far in the investigation.

Police are examining the accused's mobile phone and collecting other evidence to ascertain the motive and sequence of events.

Legal proceedings in the matter are underway at Bahsuma police station, officials said.

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