'Body Kept In Veranda, Burn Marks On Feet': Father, Stepmother Kill 4-Year-Old Using Knife, Rope

Last Updated:March 16, 2026, 11:41 IST

A four-year-old boy was murdered by his father, Bhishma Kharbanda. and stepmother. Ragini, in Lucknow. They were arrested after a complaint by the child's grandmother.

A four-year-old boy was brutally murdered by his father and stepmother in the Chowk area of Lucknow. The couple was subsequently arrested.

The accused, Bhishma Kharbanda (35) and his wife Ragini Kharbanda (30), were apprehended near the Nehru Yuva Kendra following a complaint by the child’s maternal grandmother, officials stated.

According to the police, the matter came to light when Sudha Kashyap, from Unnao, filed a report stating that her son-in-law, Bhishma, informed her on March 12 about the death of her grandson, Arnav, PTI reported.

“When the family reached the house in Lajpat Nagar, they found the child’s body kept in the veranda. Upon inspection, several injury marks and blue bruises were found across the body, indicating the child had been brutally beaten. There were also burn marks on the feet," said a police official, citing the complaint.

The child’s biological mother had died a few years ago due to illness, police added.

The complainant accused Bhishma and Ragini of killing the boy out of greed for property. As a result, an FIR was lodged at the Chowk police station.

A police team recovered various items allegedly used in the crime, including a broom, a wiper, a kitchen knife, a scale, a belt, and a rope. The arrested couple was being questioned, and further legal proceedings were underway.

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