Pramesh S Jain
he KS Layout police have arrested a 45-year-old carpenter who bludgeoned his minor son to death enraged over his mobile addiction in Kashinagar in KS Layout on Friday night.
The deceased has been identified as Tejas,younger son of Ravi Kumar.
Senior officer told reporters,Ravi Kumar was living with his wife and two sons.While the elder son is pursuing PU, Tejas was studying 9th standard in private school and addicted to mobile phones.
Inquiries revealed that Tejas was irregular to school and addicted to phone playing online games and watching reels.
He also used to venture out of the house during night and move around with a bunch of boys and fight with mother when questioned.
Off late he was demanding mother to get him a new mobile phone and used to get angry whenever he was asked to study.
On Friday night Ravi Kumar came home drunk and found Tejas playing with his mobile phone.In a fit of rage Ravi Kumar picked up a cricket bat and assaulted Tejas black and blue,in the Melee he sustained a severe head injuries.
The family administer him homely treatment till Saturday morning but later the problem aggravated following which he was taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries .
The family members got the body home and tried to cremate in a huff,but the neighbours noticed something fishy and alerted the police.
The KS Layout police rushed to the house in the nick of time and questions the mother. Initially she was trying to mislead the police to save her husband but a detailed questioning led her to confess to the crime.
Based on the confession,the police arrested Ravi Kumar and recovered the cricket bat used for the crime .
The police are investigating further to ascertain if there are other motive behind the crime.The police said that even the hospital where Tejas was admitted and treated failed to inform the police,which is mandatory he added.