Doctor couple kills son for brainy blood

A doctor couple has been arrested here for causing the bizarre death of their son by attempting to transfuse into him the blood of his more intelligent brother on the advise of a godman, police said.

In the process, the younger and intelligent Piyush died while Abhishek is battling for life in a hospital.

All this happened because the mother wanted Abhishek to clear the medical entrance test and study to become a doctor.

The Rohtak police on Wednesday arrested the couple - Dr Ashok Malik and his wife Dr Promila. Both of them hold MBBS degrees.

"The couple has been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder. They wanted their elder son to become a doctor and the mother cut arteries of her sons (to transfuse blood between the siblings)," district police chief Hanif Qureshi said.

Investigating officers said that Dr Malik told them that his wife recently had a dream in which their "guruji" told her that if she transfused Piyush's blood to Abhishek, he would clear the medical entrance test.

The couple brought instruments to their home and attempted the transfusion by making an incision near the neck of both boys. While doing so, the younger one died of excessive bleeding.

Seeing the whole thing going horribly wrong, the mother slit her wrists. She is now being treated at a hospital here.The couple initially tried to mislead the police by saying that unidentified masked men had attacked them and killed Piyush.

The police are also investigating whether the mother was under the spell of a tantrik. The police has seized the instruments used in carrying out the illegal operation on their sons.