In a heart-wrenching incident, a 38-year-old IT engineer, Madhav Tiketi, allegedly killed his 3.5-year-old son in a fit of rage as he doubted himself to be the father of the child.

Tiketi, who had been unemployed for two months, slit the toddler's throat and abandoned his body in a deserted area, a senior police official said on Friday.

As per the police, the case came to light after the child's mother filed a missing complaint at the Chandannagar police station. The Police swung into action and analyzed CCTV footage, which showed Madhav with his son at 2:30 pm on Thursday, but alone by 5:00 pm, purchasing clothes.

Based on Tiketi's mobile location, police found him at a lodge in Vadgaonsheri, where he was found intoxicated.

Upon regaining consciousness, he confessed to the crime, leading police to the crime scene, where the child's blood-soaked body was recovered.

Talking about the incident, DCP (Zone 4) Himmat Jadhav stated that Tiketi's growing suspicion about his wife's character led him to doubt his son's paternity, driving him to commit the horrific act.

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He further said, "At around 2 am on Friday, Swaroopa (mother of the deceased) had given a complaint that her husband, along with her 3.5-year-old son, was missing. Upon investigation, we took the accused in custody from a lodge, and it was revealed that over suspicion of her wife's character, he murdered his child. We have arrested the accused father, recovered the dead body of the son, and sent him to Sassoon Hospital for post-mortem for further investigation."

The accused, who is originally from Vishakhapatnam, was arrested after due procedure under BNS Sections 103 (1) and 238 in a case registered at Chandannagar police station of Pune city police.

(With ANI Inputs

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