A woman has been booked for allegedly making her sister-in-law’s four-year-old son drink acid due to “jealousy” that her in-laws were giving more attention to the boy than to her own son.

The accused and the boy’s mother are married to brothers and live in a joint family.

The boy’s mother complained to police, alleging that the accused, with the intention to kill her son, made him drink acid in the kitchen under the pretext of offering him fruit juice.

The accused lured the boy by promising him chocolate if he drank “the juice.”

The boy fell ill after drinking the acid and was admitted to a hospital. He has since been discharged.

Based on the investigation, the accused bore a grudge because the grandparents were taking more care of and giving more attention to her sister-in-law’s son than to her own.

Recently, the grandfather also got a tattoo of the complainant’s son’s name, which further “angered” the accused.

A case has been registered against the woman, and it is under investigation.

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