Indian boy, 8, accused of murdering three babies

Police in Bihar, one of India's poorest states, are investigating claims that an eight-year-old boy has killed in cold blood three babies — including his eight-month-old sister and nine-month-old cousin.

The case came to light when a mother could not find her six-month-old daughter after leaving her asleep at a school in Musahari village. After a police search the child's body was found buried nearby.

A few hours later, Amarjeet Sada, who police claim suffers from psychiatric disorders, apparently admitted that he had strangled her and led villagers to the spot where he had disposed of the body.



NDTV, a news channel, showed pictures of Amarjeet outside the local police station. The child allegedly crushed the little girl to death with a stone and buried her body. He was arrested and appeared in court earlier this week.

The boy has been placed in a remand home in the nearby town of Munger. Under Indian law, a child cannot be sentenced to death or sent to prison, but can be detained at a children's home until they turn 18.

The frenzied reporting of the case highlights the growing trend in Indian media to focus on gruesome killings.

See the video here, sensitively entitled Bihar kid is 'mini serial killer'.