Kolkata Mom Kills Son, 8, After He Catches Her Having Affair: What Happened

In a heartbreaking incident, a mother allegedly killed her son after he saw her with her female lover in a "compromising position". The incident happened in Konnagar's Adarshnagar, barely 25 km from Kolkata, five days ago. Snehangshu Sharma, the son, was eight years old and a student of class IV. The father, Pankaj, demanded that his wife and her friend should be hanged. However, the mother, Shanta Sharma, has just one question to ask- "Can a mother kill her son?" 

As per the reports, on Friday, the eight-year-old was stabbed with a vegetable knife multiple times, head struck repeatedly with an iron rod and smashed against a stone idol in the house. 

The cops claim that Shanta Sharma had a romantic relationship with her friend Iffat Parveen. She killed her son to silence him after he saw her in a compromising position with her friend. 

On Wednesday, the Serampore subdivisional court sentenced Shanta Sharma and Iffat Parveen to a nine-day police remand. The two accused didn't have a lawyer to represent them during the case. While the child's father was standing outside the court with tearful eyes. 

Can a mother kill her son: Shanta Sharma, the accused

The case has created a sensation in Hooghly, Howrah and Kolkata. On the day of the court hearing, many people thronged to the court to see the two accused. After the hearing, when the two women walked out of the court under a strict police cordon, the reporters asked the mother for a comment. She said, "Ma ki chele ke marte pare? (Can a mother kill her son?) I don't know anything." 

When asked about her relationship with her friend Iffat, Shanta said, "She is a good friend. I know her for 12 years." However, Iffat refused to say anything in the matter. 

The case created a sensation; people demand action

People who came there to witness expressed shock over the incident. One of the witnesses said, "I have come all the way from Kolkata to see the accused who could commit such a crime." Another witness who lives in Adarshnagar itself said, "I thank the police for solving this case in a short of time."