Court acquits woman accused of murdering son

A woman, accused of murdering her minor son and throwing him in a dustbin at a railway station here, has been acquitted by a Delhi court which said that key witnesses in the case have not supported prosecution's case.
Additional sessions judge Savita Rao freed Pinki, resident of Vishnu Garden, of the charges of murder and destruction of evidence.
"In such circumstances, when the complainant (woman's husband) as well as eyewitness Indrawati, who are the material /star witnesses of the case, themselves have not supported the case of prosecution, no useful purpose would be served by examining the other witnesses for the same outcome in future.

"As such, prosecution evidence is closed. Since there is no incriminating evidence against the accused, statement of accused is dispensed with and accordingly, she is acquitted of the offence under IPC Section 302 (murder)," the court said.
According to the prosecution, on March 29 last year, the minor boy's body was found in the dustbin of a ladies toilet in New Delhi Railway Station and during inquiries at the spot, it was found that it was Pinki's son.
A rag picker had informed officials and other passers-by about the child's body.
A complaint was registered by the woman's husband that she had killed their younger son after he scolded her for not taking care of the child and not taking him to a doctor after he fell down from stairs.

The man said he was angry with his wife and had also slapped her, following which she had strangulated their son.