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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Father 'accidentally kills two-year-old son with an axe after hurling it at monkeys on his roof to chase them away'
A two-year-old boy was allegedly killed with an axe after his father hurled the weapon at monkeys to chase them away - but hit him instead. The little boy had been playing outside his home in Uttar Pradesh, India, when Lakhan Singh thought a group of monkeys that had entered his garden might attack his son, he claimed. Panicked, Lakhan said he ran to the roof to throw an axe at them and scare them away. His throw missed the animals and instead slashed young Aarav's neck, local media has reported. The boy was rushed to hospital in Moradabad but doctors said there was nothing they could do to help as the boy had died. But Lakhan's brother-in-law, Jitendra Singh, has disputed Lakhan's version of the events. He alleged that the youngster was murdered - a suspicion that was raised after the young boy's body was buried without notifying the police, it was reported. He claimed Aarav was killed by Mr Singh while he was fighting with his wife, Anita, who he allegedly frequently assaulted. The little boy had been playing outside his home in Uttar Pradesh, India, when Lakhan Singh thought a group of monkeys that had entered his garden might attack his son, he claimed Lakhan had allegedly threatened to hurt the boy to scare her - an act he had done repeatedly - but brought the axe too close to the boy's neck and killed him. He told NDTV: 'Lakhan had a fight with Anita on Monday night when he locked her in the room and beat her up. 'The argument subsided at night, but on Tuesday morning, it ignited again. 'While the husband and wife were fighting, Aarav was in his grandfather Ramchandra's lap. 'During the fight, Lakhan snatched Aarav, picked up an axe, and killed him.' Another outlet reported him saying 'my brother-in-law often abused my sister. This wasn't an accident. It was murder'. A neighbour offered a different account, claiming that monkeys had dropped an iron pole on the boy's head from building works done near the roof. 'The tent work was recently done at Lakhan's house, after which iron rods were kept on the roof,' Jagat Singh Saini, a relative to Lakhan, said. 'A group of monkeys dropped them, which hit the child's head, and he started bleeding,' the local council member added. 'He was taken for treatment, but he was declared dead.' Police are said to have not ruled out the possibility of murder and are waiting on post-mortem and forensic findings to aid in the investigation, according to However, another outlet has reported that the police have declared the death accidental.
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Lawyer gets 10.5 yrs' jail for filing false FIRs under SC/ST Act
Lucknow: A Lucknow court on Friday sentenced advocate Lakhan Singh to 10 years and 6 months in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 2.51 lakh for filing a series of fake FIRs under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The court said that despite being an officer of the court, Singh engaged in systematic misuse of the law to settle personal scores and harass innocent people. Special judge Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi of the SC/ST Special Court observed that Singh lodged around 20 fake cases, dragging private individuals, govt officials, journalists, and even police personnel into prolonged and baseless legal troubles. District government counsel (criminal) Manoj Tripathi said that the court called Singh's actions a "mockery of justice" and said he virtually established a "factory of false cases" under the guise of legal redressal. "Instead of upholding the dignity of his profession, the accused used his legal knowledge to manipulate the system. He tarnished the credibility of the judiciary and brought disrepute to the legal fraternity," the court noted. It said Singh's conduct strikes at the heart of India's criminal jurisprudence, which holds that "it is better to let a hundred guilty go free than to punish one innocent person," said Tripathi, citing the court order. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 스트레스였던 휑한 정수리 싹~ 커버! "이것"만 굴리면 끝! 포뷰트 지금 구매하기 Undo He said that Singh was convicted under sections 182 (false information), 193 (false evidence), and 211 (false charge with intent to injure) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The court also directed that a copy of the judgment be sent to the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh, the Lucknow police commissioner, and the district magistrate, recommending action for Singh's bar suspension and recovery of any wrongful govt compensation received through fraudulent means. The court ordered that its verdict be circulated among all special SC/ST courts and district judges across Uttar Pradesh. It directed the Registrar General of the High Court to share the ruling with the DGP, who in turn is to issue a circular to police authorities emphasizing strict scrutiny in SC/ST Act cases and action against complainants found guilty of filing false cases.
