Woman, paramour held for son's murder

LUDHIANA: Police claimed to have found on Saturday that the murder of a 10-year-old boy, Shubham Jha, was orchestrated by his mother Manju in order to hide her illicit relationship with Mohammad Shamshad, who resides in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony. Cops have arrested both of them, said DCP Yurinder Singh Hair.
The boy's body was discovered from the fields on the outskirts of the city and had injuries on the head.He had gone missing on Thursday evening. The DCP said it was on Friday that the boy's father had got a complaint registered against his former neighbour Jatinder in connection with the disappearance and murder. He added that preliminary investigation revealed Manju worked in a factory and was involved with Shamshad, a co-worker, for eight months. ''The duo planned the murder as they suspected Shubham knew about them,'' added Hair.