Maharashtra: Woman gets arrested for beating her stepson to death

Thane: According to police, a woman is accused of killing her three-and-a-half-year-old stepson by beating him to death in Dombivili, Maharashtra’s Thane district. Amitadevi Sanjay Jaiswal, 28, was detained by the police on Thursday in connection with a murder charge under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, according to a Tilak Nagar police station official. The incident happened on Wednesday, when the boy’s father discovered him injured and took him to a nearby hospital, according to him. According to the official, the boy’s condition deteriorated and he was taken to the civic hospital in Kalwa, where doctors pronounced him dead. According to him, an investigation was started after a case of accidental death was reported. Investigations revealed that Amitadevi had allegedly punched, kicked and beaten up the child with a wire, the official said. The motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained and further investigations are underway, inspector Suresh Sarde of Tilak Nagar police station said. Read all the **_Latest News_** _, _ **_Trending News_** _, _ **_Cricket News_** _, _ **_Bollywood News_** _, _ **_India News_** and **_Entertainment News_** here. Follow us on Facebook_, _ Twitter and Instagram_._