City briefs

Man held for murdering paramour’s child

Dehu Road police have arrested a 22-year-old man from Varanasi for allegedly murdering his paramour’s five-year-old son two weeks ago.

The body of the victim,Akshay Patil,was found in the backyard of a school on Dehu Road on September 17. Police had suspected involvement of one Guddu Yadav who has an affair with Akshay’s mother Smita. Senior inspector Ram Jadhav said,“We traced Yadav to Yusufpur village in Gazipur district of Uttar Pradesh. He was picked up from there on Saturday and was brought to the city on Monday.” Yadav was produced before the magistrate court in Gazipur and was remanded in transit remand till Tuesday. Police said he forcefully took away Akshay from his mother and killed him.

Bribe-tainted forest officer gets bail

Range Forest Officer (RFO) Vishwas Bhadale,arrested by the State Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) last week for allegedly demanding Rs 5 lakh for not arresting builder’s wife in forest land grab case,was released on bail on Monday. A magistrate court ordered his release on a personal bond of Rs 15,000 with a condition to attend the ACB office every Monday for two months. Following Bhadale’s arrest,investigations had revealed that he owned property worth Rs 86 lakh.