VARKALA: It has now become evident that the death of a 2-year old baby boy Ekalavyan was the handiwork of his mother and her paramour. Police have arrested both of them. The police filed a case of natural death and started investigation after the child’s father expressed his doubt over the child’s death.

Ekalavyan had died on Saturday.

According to the post mortem report, the child died of abscesses formed in internal organs due to cruel beatings that spanned for weeks. Following this report, mother Vadakkassey US Nivas resident Uthara (21) and her lover Vadasserikonam US Nivas resident Rajeesh (26) were arrested.

After a strained relationship with her husband, Uthara along with her son and lover had been living in a rented house for the past three months. Both reportedly confessed to the police that they killed the child so that they could live together.