A woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her stepson and hiding his body in a sewer tank in Uttar Pradesh, said the police on Tuesday.UP woman arrested for killing her stepsonWhen police checked the CCTV footage of the nearby area, they found that the boy never left his house in Govind Puri locality on Sunday evening, they said.This raised suspicion and police thoroughly searched the house and found the minors body in a sewer tank, Additional Commissioner (Modi Nagar circle) Gyaan Prakash Rai said.During the questioning, Shabads stepmother Rekha confessed the killing of the minor with the help of her friend Poonam, he said.Why did Rekha kill ShabadThe accused told police that it was a premeditated murder and she committed the crime when Shabad returned home after playing outside, police said, Rekha, who is the second wife of Rahul Sen, also told the police that she disliked her stepson, they said, adding that Sen runs a saloon and had divorced his first wife three years ago.Then, Rekha concocted a story of her stepsons kidnapping before her husband and in-laws, the official added.Further, ACP Rai said Rekha and her friend Poonam who helped her kill Shabad have been sent to jail this evening.
