Savitra Durnae has been booked for murder and remanded to police custody.
AB Wire
A 25-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday for killing her six-year-old son in Mumbai.
Savitra Durnae, a resident of Chembur was caught when doctors examining her son Devraj found he was already dead and stated his death to be unnatural. During further examination they found ligature marks on parts of his neck and intimated the RCF police.
“After going through the doctor’s report we detained the child’s mother, who initially gave a false story that her son was unwell for two days. But on sustained interrogation, she confessed that she strangulated his as she was unable to make ends meet,” Umap Shahaji, deputy commissioner of police (zone 6) said.
“Durnale, a native of Gulbarga in Karnataka, had moved to the city after her marriage. Her husband passed away four years ago,” police added.
“Hearing her plight, a bar girl employed Savitra as a domestic help and let her stay with her in Chembur. Savitra also worked in two other places and earned Rs 40, 00 month. But recently Devraj again got convulsions and she said she was fed up with the expenses on his medicines and couldn’t ask for more money from her employer,” said Shahaji.
She told police that on Monday while her employer was away, she waited till Devraj fell asleep and strangulated him with her dupatta.
She has been booked for murder and remanded to police custody.