{"id":8237,"date":"2024-05-09T03:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8237"},"modified":"2024-05-09T03:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:00:10","slug":"woman-accused-of-throwing-her-disabled-son-to-his-death-in-a-crocodile-infested-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8237","title":{"rendered":"Woman accused of throwing her disabled son to his death in a crocodile-infested canal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p><em>New Delhi<\/em> \u2014 Police in south India have arrested a couple after the woman allegedly threw their deaf and nonverbal 6-year-old son into a <span class=\"link\">crocodile<\/span> infested canal, leading to the child&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened in the Dandeli rural area of Karnataka state on Saturday, according to police, who told CBS News that Savitri, 26, who uses only one name, threw her son into a local canal after an argument with her husband.<\/p>\n<p>The couple&#8217;s neighbors alerted the police, sparking a search operation that involved divers.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;We found the child&#8217;s body from the canal on Sunday morning,&#8221; Karnataka Police sub-inspector Krishna Arakeri, who is investigating the case, told CBS News. &#8220;There were several injury marks on the child&#8217;s body and one hand was missing, which seems to have been eaten by a crocodile.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Mugger Or Crocodile (Crocodile Porosus) Ranganthitoo Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka, India. \" height=\"409\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/08\/3964110f-a5db-486e-a0e5-48a7e95eb7c5\/thumbnail\/620x409\/860c29c7592f92122cf8b1faeece0fcf\/crocodile-india-144104591.jpg?v=3a71db5e6dd1c027f95668a1c7b6fcaf 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/08\/3964110f-a5db-486e-a0e5-48a7e95eb7c5\/thumbnail\/1240x818\/71461cef6d35cf86a8b52f6a261d8d1c\/crocodile-india-144104591.jpg?v=3a71db5e6dd1c027f95668a1c7b6fcaf 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">A file photo shows a crocodile at the Ranganthitoo Bird Sanctuary, in Karnataka state, southern India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Education Images\/Universal Images Group\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During preliminary questioning, Savitri told police that her husband, Ravi Kumar, 27, would often blame her for their son&#8217;s disabilities and urge her to throw him into the river, Arakeri said.<\/p>\n<p>Another argument between the couple about their son sparked the mother&#8217;s alleged action on Saturday, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The pair have been arrested and face various charges, including murder, and they have been remanded in custody for 15 days pending trial.<\/p>\n<p>The child&#8217;s body was handed over to other relatives after a post-mortem examination, the results of which were expected in the coming days. <\/p>\n<p>The couple also have a second son, aged 2, who is in the care of relatives.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p> Woman accused of throwing her disabled son to his death in a crocodile-infested canal<br \/>\n<br \/>#Woman #accused #throwing #disabled #son #death #crocodileinfested #canal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi \u2014 Police in south India have arrested a couple after the woman allegedly&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[2691,2181,4424,1820,4423,2911,4422,49],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - 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