Man held for killing minor son in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur

Representative image of crime scene.

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Jamshedpur: A 30-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his minor son by drowning him in a pond in Khakhripada area of the city, police said.

During interrogation, Ajay Namta, a resident of Gopalpur Katin Pada, confessed to killing his two-year-old son on Sunday, a senior police officer said.

Preliminary investigation suggest that the accused was having an affair with a woman and did not want to stay with his wife and son, he said.

Further probe is under way, police added.

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