In a horrific incident in Pune, a 38-year-old software engineer allegedly killed his three-and-a-half-year-old son by slitting his throat over his frequent disputes with his wife. The techie has been arrested.
According to reports, Madhava Sadhurao Tiketi would quarrel with his wife Swaroopa (30) as he suspected her of having extramarital affair. The victim, Himmat, was their only son.
The family hails from Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam. Tiketi was working with a software company in Magarpatta City, but lost his job about two months ago, reported Times of India.
The incident took place on Thursday when the couple had a quarrel between them. Tiketi left their home in Sant Tukaramnagar with their son Himmat around 12.30 pm on his motorcycle. Since they didn’t return till midnight, Swaroopa approached the Chandan Nagar police station with a missing complaint.
Tracing Tiketi’s cell phone number, police found him at a lodge in Wadgaon Sheri. He was in a heavily inebriated condition but Himmat was not there with him.
Police took Tiketi to the station and after a few hours of questioning, the man admitted to have killed his son by slitting his throat. Based on his statements, police reached the crime spot and recovered the child’s body and the murder weapon in an isolated area in a lane opposite Kharadi bypass dargah.
The child’s body has been sent for postmortem.
“The accused has been taken into custody and further investigation is underway. A case of murder has been registered as per the crime," said a senior police officer.
