A 4-year-old boy died after he allegedly consumed acid in his house in Loni area here, the police said on Saturday.
Owais was rushed to a nearby nursing home which referred him to the GTB Hospital in Delhi where the minor was declared dead during treatment, the police said.
The GTB Hospital staff, however, refused to hand over the minor’s body to his parents as they suspected it to be a “murder”, the police said.
It was only after the intervention of the police into the matter that the minor’s body was given to his parents.
The incident took place on Thursday afternoon, but the issue came to light on Friday night when the minor’s family approached the police.
Owais’s father Rahimuddin told the police that his son, while playing in the house, inadvertently drank the acid meant for cleaning toilet.
It is being probed that whether the child drank the acid by mistake or he was forced to consume it, a senior police officer said.
Meanwhile, in another incident, a man was allegedly found murdered in a forest of Loni area here, the police
said. Roshan, 35, was missing since Friday evening and his body was found by a local resident on Saturday morning near Khanpur Crossing.
His body bore several stab wounds and it has been sent for post-mortem, the police added.
Roshan was working in a factory in Tronica City in Uttar Pradesh and was staying in a rented accommodation in the Khwaja Park area, they said, adding that he was apparently upset over some issue from past few days.
Further investigations are on to ascertain the cause of Roshan’s death, the police said.
Meanwhile, a history-sheeter, who was wanted in several cases, and his two associates were arrested and a stolen car and three knives seized from their possession in Shalimar Garden area here, the police said.
Farooq and Abdul, both residents of Seemapuri, and Rohel, a resident of Shalimar Garden, were arrested on Friday night.
“Farooq, a history-sheeter is wanted in several cases in UP. Delhi police was also looking for him. He also has several cases of loot, theft registered against him at the Seempuri police station in Delhi. We have informed the Delhi police about Farooq’s arrest,” said a senior police officer.