The couple, Saroj Pradhan (26) and his wife Sunita, had brought Chengappa P Sheikh from his native Darjeeling in West Bengal recently to be employed as a domestic servant. They stayed in Rushila building in New Navy Nagar.

On December 22, Chengappa affectionately called Chetty, was rushed to Naval Hospital I.N.S. Ashvini in critical condition. The doctors, however, later declared him dead due to internal injuries.

According to the police, prima facie evidence suggested that the boy was ill-treated and severely beaten up before he was admitted to the hospital. Saroj and Sunita have been arrested by the police.

Incidents of crime have been on the rise in the secluded defence quarters.Recently, in the prim precincts of the US Club, an officer was arrested on charges of molesting a ladyadvocate.