UP Woman Strangles 3-Year-Old Son For Interrupting Call With Lover, Husband Finds Out A Month Later

Published 29 July 2026 · india

UP Woman Strangles 3-Year-Old Son For Interrupting Call With Lover, Husband Finds Out A Month Later Published By, Last Updated: July 29, 2026, 17:07 IST

UP Woman Strangles 3-Year-Old Son For Interrupting Call With Lover, Husband Finds Out A Month Later Published By, Last Updated: July 29, 2026, 17:07 IST A Mathura woman allegedly confessed to strangling her three-year-old son while speaking to her alleged lover. Rapid Read Woman Accused of Killing 3-Year-Old Son While on Call With Alleged Lover in Mathura (Image: AI Generated) A three-year-old boy’s death in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura, initially believed to have been caused by illness, has taken a shocking turn after police booked his mother for allegedly strangling him. The case surfaced nearly a month after the child’s funeral when the woman allegedly confessed to her husband. The incident took place on June 28 in Chauli village under the Baldev police station area. According to Mathura Police, they received a Dial 112 call at around 7.30 pm on July 27 from Govind Gupta, who alleged that his brother’s wife had strangled her three-year-old son.

During the investigation, police found that the child, Madhav, had died on June 28. Officials said the boy was playing and crying while his mother, identified as Ruchi Gupta, was speaking to her alleged lover over the phone. As she allegedly tried to stop him, she scolded and beat the child before allegedly pressing his neck, leading to his death. According to the police, Ruchi later informed her husband, Krishna Murari Gupta, who runs a medical store, that their son was not waking up and appeared to be asleep. Earlier, she had also told him over the phone that the child had fallen ill after crying continuously and had stopped responding. The family rushed the boy to SIMS Hospital and later to another private hospital in Mathura, where doctors declared him dead. दिनांक 27.07.2026 को शाम को करीब 7:30 बजे जरिये 112 थाना बलदेव को सूचना मिली थी कि गांव छौली निवासी गोविंद गुप्ता जिन्होंने कॉल करके ये बताया कि उनके भाई की पत्नी द्वारा अपने तीन साल के बच्चे की गला दबाकर हत्या कर दी गई है।

इसकी सूचना मिलते ही तत्काल थाना प्रभारी बल्देव पुलिस… pic.twitter.com/JVDFpLFhtN— MATHURA POLICE (@mathurapolice) July 28, 2026 As the child had been administered polio drops earlier that day, the family believed his death was due to a medical complication and performed his last rites without suspecting any foul play. The case came to light nearly a month later when Ruchi Gupta allegedly confessed to her husband that the child had died after she pressed his neck. According to police, the husband later overheard her discussing the incident with her alleged lover over the phone. Following this, family members confronted her, and she allegedly admitted to the act before both her family and the police. The woman’s brother-in-law, Govind Gupta, subsequently checked her call records and alleged that she had been in frequent contact with a man for long durations. He later approached Baldev Police Station and lodged a written complaint. Based on the complaint, police registered an FIR under relevant sections of the law.