Migrant worker held in Perumbavoor for allegedly murdering toddler stepson

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The Perumbavoor police on Friday arrested a migrant laborer for allegedly murdering his three-year-old stepson. Moheswar. C., 27, from Dhemaji in Assam, was arrested a day after he was taken into custody following the toddler’s death.

Police sources said he was arrested after an autopsy revealed head injuries as the child’s cause of death. The police also said that they received statements that the accused used to assault the child.

The accused boy was taken to the Perumbavoor taluk hospital on Thursday, saying he had injured himself in a fall from the first floor of their house in Chelamattom. The boy succumbed to his injuries later in the day while being treated. But the man was taken into custody after police became suspicious of the nature of the injuries.

The accused was charged with murder under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Published – November 6, 2026 10:03 PM IST