Hyderabad: A five-year-old boy was allegedly killed by his mother’s live-in partner at their house in Borabanda on Sunday night. The incident came to light on Monday morning when the boy’s mother, a catering worker from Shilpi Nagar in Borabanda, returned home from work. According to police, the accused used to work as a private security guard, but is currently unemployed.The boy’s mother reportedly deserted her husband due to marital discord a few years ago. The woman, along with her son, started living with the accused in a rented house at Shilpi Nagar one and a half years ago, Borabanda inspector B Ravi Kumar said.On Sunday night, the boy’s mother went to work, leaving her son with her partner. The incident came to light at around 6.30am when she returned home on Monday.“She found the boy lying in the bed. As the boy did not move and appeared lifeless, she confronted the accused. As she raised an alarm and started crying aloud, the accused fled from the house. We suspect that he might have throttled the boy,” the inspector said. Police launched a manhunt to nab the accused.On the complaint of the boy’s mother, a case was registered under Section 103 (1) (Murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the accused. The body was shifted for autopsy. “The boy had some health problems and was yet to enrol in a school. The exact reason for the murder can only be ascertained once we arrest the accused. Our special team is looking for him,” the inspector said.
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