3-year-old child found dead near Damoh home:Aunt allegedly strangled boy before dumping body on nearby hay pile

Police on Saturday revealed the murder of 3-year-old innocent Anirudh in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh. The child’s elder aunt kidnapped him and strangled him to death due to animosity over a land dispute. After this, to mislead the police, she hit his head with a stone and threw the body in the dark into a haystack about 50 meters away from the house. The incident is from Mahuakheda village in Tejgarh area. SP Anand Kaladgi said that there was a land dispute between the deceased Anirudh’s father Makhan Singh and his brother Bhagwan Singh Lodhi. In this animosity, Bhagwan Singh’s wife, Rajkumari Lodhi, called the child to her on Friday morning and made him disappear. Father said – suddenly disappeared from the courtyard Family members initially believed it was a kidnapping. The child’s father, Makhan Singh, had stated that Anirudh was playing in the courtyard of the house when he suddenly went missing. After a lot of searching, when no trace of him was found, the police were informed. Team searched for the child all night Upon receiving information, Imaliya police outpost started searching the village and surrounding areas. Based on information from villagers, a 70-foot deep well was also searched. Police, dog squad, and SDRF team were engaged in the search for the child all night. Body found on the second day, had injury marks On Saturday afternoon, Anirudh’s body was found on a haystack near his house. There were injury marks on the body. As soon as the information was received, SP Anand Kaladgi and the FSL team reached the spot. Keeping the crime scene secure, the police started an investigation. Confessed to the crime after strict interrogation in custody Police suspected the child’s paternal uncle, Bhagwan Singh, and paternal aunt, Rajkumari Lodhi, from the beginning. Both were taken into custody and interrogated. Under strict interrogation, Rajkumari Lodhi broke down and confessed to the murder. Two, including a woman, in custody SP Anand Kaladgi stated that the accused woman has currently been taken into custody. Meanwhile, interrogation of the paternal uncle, Bhagwan Singh, is also ongoing. Police are investigating the entire incident and the role of other potential accused.