A mother has thrown her disabled six-year-old son into aΒ crocodile-infested river where he has reportedly been mauled to death by reptiles.
Savitri Kumar, 26, from Uttara Kannada, a district in the western Indian state of Karnataka, had a heated argument with the boyβs father, Ravi Kumar, 27, who repeatedly ordered her to βthrow the child awayβ, the Times of India reports.
Police say her husband allegedly questioned her decision to give birth to a child with a disability.
A mother has thrown her disabled six-year-old son into a crocodile-infested river where he has reportedly been mauled to death by reptiles.
Savitri Kumar, 26, from Uttara Kannada, a district in the western Indian state of Karnataka, had a heated argument with the boyβs father, Ravi Kumar, 27, who repeatedly ordered her to βthrow the child awayβ, the Times of India reports.
Police say her husband allegedly questioned her decision to give birth to a child with a disability.
They returned on Sunday morning and found the childβs body, which showed bite marks all over.
The boy suffered severe injuries and was missing a hand, which a police officer suggested indicated that the boy was mauled to death by one or more crocodiles.
A post mortem has been ordered to determine the six-year-oldβs cause of death.
The couple also has another son aged two and is said to frequently fight about their older sonβs speech impediment.
Officers have launched an investigation into the incident.
A police officer telling local media that it was a βmurderβ case and that both the husband and wife have been arrested.
