Ara: Bhojpur police on Sunday arrested a woman for allegedly conspiring in the murder of her 14-year-old son, who had opposed her alleged extramarital relationship with a co-villager. Police said raids are going on to arrest the woman’s alleged paramour and his associates, who are accused of carrying out the killing.The victim, Mohit Raj, a Class VIII student and son of Satyendra Singh of Durgpur village, was allegedly beaten and strangled on Oct 28 near Karath Birah Kargha village under Tarari police station area. According to the FIR lodged by his father, Mohit was attacked while returning after withdrawing money from an ATM at Karath Bazaar.Piro SDPO Kanhaiya Kumar said police recovered Mohit’s body on Oct 28 and launched an investigation following the registration of an FIR. During the probe, police allegedly found that Mohit’s mother, Malti Devi, was involved in a relationship with Santosh Kumar Singh, a resident of the same village. According to police, Mohit had strongly opposed the relationship, leading to frequent disputes between him and his mother.The SDPO said the investigation revealed that Santosh Kumar Singh and his associates allegedly killed the boy at the instigation of Malti Devi. “Malti Devi, wife of Satyendra Singh, was arrested on Sunday and sent her to judicial custody. Raids are going on to arrest Santosh Kumar Singh and the other accused involved in the case,” the SDPO said.
