Suchana Seth checked into the apartment in Goa’s Candolim on January 6 and stayed there till January 8. Police suspect that she killed her four-year-old son in the apartment. She then allegedly stuffed the body in a bag and took it to Karnataka in a taxi on Monday, police said.
The child was smothered to death either with a piece of cloth or a pillow, the post-mortem revealed.
She was arrested from Karnataka on Monday night with the help of the cab driver. The driver said that Seth did not utter a single word during the entire trip which lasted more than 10 hours.
Police sources say that she has not been cooperating with the investigation and has shown “no remorse” so far, either over the death of her child, or her role in it.
The 39-year-old was involved in a bitter custody battle with her husband Venkat Raman.
A handwritten note has been recovered from her belongings which she had written about her feud with her husband and the mental exhaustion due to the ongoing court proceedings. Police sources say the note was written on a tissue paper using an eyeliner.
“We would not like to disclose the content of the note but it indicates that she was upset over the custody of her child,” a police official said.
During the investigation, police found that she had on January 6 messaged her estranged husband Venkat Raman. She told him that he could meet the child the next day. But nobody was home in Bengaluru when he came over.
According to the couple’s divorce documents, Suchana Seth had filed a domestic violence case in August 2022 against Raman. She had accused him of physically abusing her and her son, a charge Venkat Raman has denied in court.
The court issued a restraining order against Mr Raman who was barred from his wife’s home or communicating with her or the child. He was later given visitation rights, a development which allegedly upset Suchana Seth.

India’s blue-chip indexes, Nifty and Sensex hit fresh all-time highs today, led by gains in IT services firms after their results and commentary exceeded expectations, alleviating concerns about weak demand.

The NSE Nifty 50 added 1.22 per cent to 21,911 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex climbed 1.31 per cent to 72,661, as of 12.36 pm.

Shares of Tata Consultancy Services climbed 4.3 per cent and Infosys surged 7 per cent, after reporting bigger-than-expected revenue in the third quarter. The rise powered the IT index about 5 per cent higher.

Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Wipro and HCLTech were the top five gainers on the Nifty 50 index, climbing between 3% and 7%.

Merry Christmas arrived in cinemas today. The film directed by Sriram Raghavan is a thriller led by Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi. Now, Atlee, who directed Vijay in Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan has reacted to the film.

Atlee took to his social media handle to share his thoughts on Merry Christmas. Sharing a poster of the film on his Instagram story, he wrote, “Merry Christmas! I have been waiting to write this one. My favourite narrative of recent times is a beautiful love story with an amazing thriller. Vijay Sethupathi, you were pure class to watch, and the climax performance was wooowwww. You’re always an inspiration. Keep inspiring us with such lovely films. Love you. Katrina Kaif’s work is stunning. Sriram Raghavan Sir, what a film. It’s a pure classic written all over it. Add a blockbuster feather to your cap, Sir.”

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It is indeed high praise. Earlier in the day, Vijay Kaushal cheered for his wife, actress Katrina Kaif. He wrote, “Merry Christmas everyone! So freaking proud of you love for how beautifully you have surrendered yourself to Sriram Sir’s masterful storytelling and to the complexities of ‘Maria’…Her rawness, her mystery, her magic… All done with such honesty and nuance! And that dance… uff! This one’s truly your best work till date. Vijay Sethupati Sir… don’t know how you bring that childlike innocence in your characters but it’s pure joy to watch you bring Albert alive. How you guys are going to make people jingle all the way when they watch the film… especially that end! Go enjoy this thrilling fun ride in theatres near you! Merry Christmas in cinemas now.”

Merry Christmas released in Hindi and Tamil. Radhika Apte and Sanjay Kapoor feature in the Hindi version while Radhika Sarathumar, Gayathrie and others star in the Tamil version. 

SEE ALSO: Merry Christmas Movie Review