Mumbai: Toddler thrashed to death by mother’s boyfriend

Updated On: 25 May, 2024 06:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan

Police arrest live-in couple as the man badly beat up the severely abused child to death in presence of his mother and dumped the body in a drain near Aarey

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Rinnki Das, 23, the toddler’s mother was arrested by Meghwadi police

The Meghwadi police have arrested a live-in couple from Jogeshwari for allegedly killing the woman’s 15-month-old child and falsely reporting the toddler’s kidnapping. The police have arrested Rajesh Rana, 28 along with the toddler’s mother Rinnki Das, 23. According to the police, the live-in couple, originally from Odisha, moved to Mumbai about four months ago with the child. Rana, who worked as a labourer, and Das were living at a construction site in the Jogeshwari area. The incident came to light when the couple informed the police that the child had been kidnapped. However, upon investigation, the police discovered that the couple had allegedly killed the child and disposed of the body in a drain near Aarey Milk Colony.

Rajesh Rana, 28