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Boy, 3, Killed in MP Home Attack as Suspect Dies After Beating by Villagers

Police opened a forensic inquiry into motive and the suspect’s death.

The mob of neighbours, in fury, thrashed the accused severely before the police arrived at the spot.
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Overview

  • The attack occurred Friday morning inside a house in Aali village, Dhar district, under Kukshi police limits, according to officials.
  • Superintendent of Police Mayank Awasthi identified the accused as Mahesh, 24, from Bagdi in Alirajpur district.
  • Police said the man entered the home and used a sharp-edged weapon on the child, killing him on the spot, and the mother was injured when she intervened.
  • Villagers tied up and beat the suspect before Kukshi police took him into custody; he died while undergoing treatment in hospital, authorities said.
  • An FSL team was called to collect evidence, a case has been registered, and investigators are working to establish the motive, with some local claims about the suspect’s mental state unverified by police.