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A 40-year-old man has been arrested in southwest Delhi’s Sagarpur for allegedly stabbing his 10-year-old son to death after the child insisted on playing outside in the rain on Sunday afternoon, police said. The accused, a labourer by profession, is currently being questioned.

According to police, the deceased was one of four siblings, all under the age of 18. A PCR call about the incident was received at 1:30 pm from Dada Dev Hospital, where doctors informed authorities that a child had been brought in by his father, who admitted to stabbing his son in a fit of rage.

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“The investigating officer immediately reached the hospital and found that a child who was 10 years old had died. He was declared dead by doctors. The family lives in the Mohan Block area, Sagarpur. The father had confessed to the crime and we took him to the police station. An inquiry has been initiated,” deputy commissioner of police (southwest) Amit Goel said, according to the HT report. 

Police withheld the name of the accused to protect the identity of the minor and his siblings. According to a preliminary investigation, the man is a single parent whose wife passed away a few years ago. The family resides in a single-room apartment, and the deceased was their third child.

“As per the initial investigation, the incident took place when the child insisted on going outside to play in the rain. His father objected but the child did not listen to his father. In a fit of rage, the father said he picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed the child in the chest (left rib area),” DCP said, according to the HT report. 

Police stated that the father, shocked by his own actions, immediately rushed the injured child to the hospital, but the boy succumbed to his injuries. The man has been charged with murder, and the kitchen knife used as the weapon has been seized.

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According to the HT report, senior police officer, who refused to be named, said, “As of now, we don’t think he has a criminal record or history of domestic violence. We don’t know if the accused was drunk. The house is being inspected. We also have to look after the three other children and find relatives, if any. One of them was in the same room and saw his brother being stabbed. The other two were playing nearby. Everyone is in shock.”