In Patna, Bihar, a 32-year-old BPSC government teacher named Roma Kumari and her lover, college principal Nirmal Paswan, allegedly murdered Roma's 12-year-old son, Shreyansh. The boy had repeatedly objected to his mother's extra-marital affair and asked her not to meet Paswan. On June 14, after Shreyansh again tried to prevent her from leaving, Roma severely beat him until he became unconscious. Believing him dead, Roma and Paswan tied the boy's hands and feet, drove him in Paswan's car to a deserted area near a four-lane bridge in Bedha village, doused him with a flammable substance, and set him on fire while he was still alive. Roma then staged a missing-child drama, filing a police report and calling her estranged husband, Pramod Dubey. Police discovered the burnt body during a search operation, reviewed CCTV footage tracing Paswan's vehicle, and arrested Roma after she confessed during interrogation. Nirmal Paswan remains at large.
Country: India
State/Province: Bihar, India
City/Region: Patna
Incident Type: Family Homicide
Relationship Status: Extramarital relationship
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Incident Date: June 14, 2025
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The case follows a lethal escalation driven by an extra-marital affair where a child was perceived as a primary obstacle to the relationship. Following marital discord and separation from her husband, the mother engaged in secret meetings and frequent communication with a college principal. When her 12-year-old son repeatedly attempted to stop her from meeting her lover, the mother and her partner conspired to eliminate the boy through extreme violence and staging.
Police arrested Roma Kumari after strict interrogation led to her confession. Crucial evidence included CCTV footage showing Nirmal Paswan's vehicle carrying Roma and the victim, as well as physical recovery of the tied, burnt body near a four-lane bridge in Bedha village. Nirmal Paswan remains missing, and law enforcement is actively pursuing his arrest. The victim's father, Pramod Dubey, has demanded the death penalty.
Initially, the mother staged a deception by filing a missing person report at the police station and claiming in front of her daughter and husband that the boy had vanished unexpectedly. The investigation shifted from a missing person inquiry to a homicide case after a child's burnt body was reported under a bridge 14–15 days later.
On June 14, when 12-year-old Shreyansh tried to prevent his mother from leaving to meet Nirmal Paswan, Roma beat him unconscious. Believing he might regain consciousness or expose them, Roma called Paswan, tied the boy's limbs, and placed him into Paswan's vehicle. They drove to Bedha village, doused the unconscious but living boy in flammable fluid, and lit him on fire. Roma then returned home, pretended her son was missing, and reported it to police before CCTV and interrogation broke her cover.
The offender displayed high risk indicators including secret relationship patterns, severe physical violence toward a dependent minor, cold premeditated concealment, tying the victim's limbs, and immolation. The severe devaluation of the child's life to preserve an illicit relationship highlights acute situational danger.
Child objections to adult extra-marital affairs can trigger intense hostility when a parent views the child as an obstacle to romantic freedom. Staging missing child reports and exhibiting deceptive emotional displays are common tactics to deflect suspicion following intrafamilial homicides.
The child frequently noticed his mother talking continuously on phone and video calls, staying away from home, and meeting an unfamiliar man. The boy explicitly expressed his dislike of the man and asked his mother to spend time with his father instead.
CCTV footage capturing Paswan's vehicle carrying Roma provided the critical breakthrough that contradicted Roma's missing child narrative.
Key physical and digital evidence included CCTV camera footage of the car, the burnt body with tied ropes around the hands and legs, and the mother's detailed confession under police interrogation.
The victim's father, Pramod Dubey, tearfully stated to the media that his wife was characterless, demanded the death penalty for both Roma and Nirmal Paswan, and asserted she would have killed him as well if they had not been divorcing.
Follow-up police investigations transformed the missing child case into a capital murder investigation after tracing CCTV footage to the mother and locating the burned, bound corpse.
Nirmal Paswan's current location remains unknown as police conduct ongoing search operations to apprehend him.