The Meghwadi police have arrested a live-in couple from Jogeshwari for allegedly killing the woman’s 15-month-old child and falsely reporting the toddler’s kidnapping. The police have arrested Rajesh Rana, 28 along with the toddler’s mother Rinnki Das, 23. According to the police, the live-in couple, originally from Odisha, moved to Mumbai about four months ago with the child. Rana, who worked as a labourer, and Das were living at a construction site in the Jogeshwari area. The incident came to light when the couple informed the police that the child had been kidnapped. However, upon investigation, the police discovered that the couple had allegedly killed the child and disposed of the body in a drain near Aarey Milk Colony.

Rajesh Rana, 28