Jhansi, Oct 6 (PTI) A 50-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly strangling his eight-year-old grandson to death after he sometimes stole money from him, police said on Monday.

According to police, Sarman (50) wanted his daughter-in-law, Chandramukhi, to leave the house as she often quarrelled with his wife, Shanti Devi.

On the evening of October 4, Rajendra from Chakara village informed the police that his eight-year-old son, Mukesh, had gone missing since 1 pm, said the local Lahchura police station in-charge, Sarita Mishra. A missing report was lodged, and a search operation was launched.

Later that night, Mukesh's body was recovered from a haystack inside his house.

The post-mortem confirmed that the child had been strangled to death.

During the investigation, the child's gra

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