Shreyansh Allegedly Murdered by Roma Kumari and Nirmal Paswan, Patna, Bihar, India
This source-based behavioral analysis does not establish a clinical diagnosis, motive, or legal finding.
This case involves extreme intrafamilial violence where a mother, engaged in an extra-marital affair, allegedly murdered her 12-year-old child who objected to her relationship. The psychological dynamic features profound victim devaluation, severe moral disengagement, and pre-planned staging to remove what the offender perceived as a persistent barrier to her romantic freedom.
The relationship between Roma Kumari and her husband Pramod Dubey involved marital strain and eventual separation. Concurrently, Roma formed an extra-marital attachment with college principal Nirmal Paswan. When her son Shreyansh explicitly intervened by asking her to cease contact with Paswan, Roma perceived her child not as a dependent to protect, but as an intolerable obstacle to her personal desires.
The pathway escalated from secret infidelity and family opposition to severe domestic assault, binding of the unconscious minor, transport in a co-conspirator's vehicle, live immolation, and calculated post-offense impression management via missing-person staging.
Each entry separates the reported behavior or state from the analytical strength of the available narration.
| Behavior / construct | Person / subject | Detailed case context | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extradyadic attachment Attachment-related behavior | Roma Kumari SuspectMother of the victim |
Roma Kumari developed an extra-marital emotional and romantic relationship with college principal Nirmal Paswan during training tours. She prioritized this relationship over her existing marriage and parental duties, secretively leaving home to meet him. Context or trigger: Meeting college principal Nirmal Paswan during educational training sessions while married to Pramod Dubey. Reported expression: Secret communication, video calls, and frequent absences from home to pursue an illicit romantic relationship. |
Explicitly reported Confidence: High |
| Victim devaluation Cognitive pattern | Roma Kumari SuspectMother of the victim |
Roma's internal valuation of her child drastically shifted as her attachment to Paswan grew. She viewed her son's innocent protective interventions as infuriating interference, ultimately reducing his worth from a cherished child to an object to be removed. Context or trigger: Her 12-year-old son repeatedly asking her to stop meeting Paswan and stay with his father. Reported expression: Perceiving her child as unworthy and viewing him explicitly as a 'hurdle' or 'obstacle' in her love life. |
Narrative-supported psychological state Confidence: High |
| Premeditation and planning Planning or impulsivity | Roma Kumari SuspectMother of the victim |
Rather than an unthinking moment of sudden temper, the narrative details co-ordinated actions: binding the victim's hands and feet to prevent escape, transporting him in Paswan's car to a deserted bridge in Bedha village, and using accelerant to ensure immolation. Context or trigger: A final confrontation on June 14 when her son tried to block her from going out to meet her boyfriend. Reported expression: Assaulting the boy, summoning her boyfriend with a vehicle, binding the child's limbs, and procuring flammable liquid to burn him in a remote spot. |
Narrative-supported psychological state Confidence: High |
| Impression management Post-offense behavior | Roma Kumari SuspectMother of the victim |
After burning her son alive, Roma executed a dramatic false narrative. She pretended to be a frantic, heartbroken mother searching for her missing child, lodging a formal police complaint to shield herself from suspicion. Context or trigger: Directly following the murder and body disposal at Bedha bridge. Reported expression: Returning home, feigning confusion in front of her daughter, contacting her husband, and crying at the police station while lodging a missing report. |
Narrative-supported psychological state Confidence: High |
| Grief and bereavement Emotional state | Pramod Dubey WitnessFather of the victim |
Pramod Dubey exhibited intense grief and distress upon learning of his son's murder, expressing bewilderment as to why his child was targeted and demanding severe legal punishment for his wife and her partner. Context or trigger: Viewing the burnt body of his 12-year-old son Shreyansh after police recovery. Reported expression: Crying uncontrollably in front of cameras and demanding the death penalty for the perpetrators. |
Explicitly reported Confidence: High |
| Detection avoidance or evasion Post-offense behavior | Nirmal Paswan SuspectLover of Wife |
Following the immolation of Shreyansh, Nirmal Paswan separated from Roma to hide in his area. Upon police discovery of the body and Roma's confession, Paswan went into hiding to avoid arrest. Context or trigger: Completion of the murder and subsequent police involvement. Reported expression: Absconding from his residence and hiding from law enforcement authorities. |
Explicitly reported Confidence: High |
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Roma Kumari met Nirmal Paswan at educational training programs and initiated a secret romantic affair while married.
12-year-old Shreyansh observed his mother's calls and absence, repeatedly asking her to stay away from Paswan.
When Shreyansh blocked her on June 14, Roma beat him unconscious, tied his limbs with Paswan's assistance, and loaded him into a car.
The suspects doused the living, unconscious victim with accelerant, burned him under a remote bridge, and filed a false missing report.
Arrows show the sequence described in the source narrative; they do not prove that one psychological state caused the next event.
Analysis is based strictly on journalistic reports, police statements, and recorded video transcriptions. No formal psychiatric evaluation or court psychiatric testimony was provided in the text.