Couple kills son in fit of rage

KANPUR: A couple killed their two-and-a-half-year old son in a fit of rage in Baberu area in Banda on Monday night.
The police suspect that Hira Lal, a resident of Marka village and his wife Tejiya killed their son Saurabh after smashing his head on the road in Tola Kalan area.
Hira Lal had gone to the house of a sorcerer Ashiq Ali to get his wife Tejia cured after she fell ill on the sixth day of Navratri.
The police said that Hira Lal believed that his wife's sickness was due to the presence of evil spirits. He, his wife Tejia, brother-in-law Santosh and neighbour Rajpatiya visited sorcerer Ashiq Ali at his home on Monday night.
After a few sessions of sorcery practice, Ashiq asked Hira Lal to visit another sorcerer in Singhpur Parseta village.
Accompanied by Ashiq's son Naushad, Hira Lal, his wife and son went to see the other sorcerer, where some dispute over payment occurred.
He returned to Ashiq's place. At around 12.30 am, the couple started quarrelling and blamed each other for falling into the trap of the sorcerer.
The two attacked a relative in a fit of rage. They then smashed their son Saurabh's head on the road.
"On hearing his cries, locals rushed to the spot. The couple attacked them with stones," police said.
The residents of the area apprised the local police.
Hira Lal, his wife Tejia, sorcerer Ashiq Ali and his sons Subrati and Naushad were arrested.
The couple runs a grocery shop in Bakal village at Jogini Devi temple. The accused have been booked under Section 302 of the IPC.