India, June 4 -- A four-year-old boy was allegedly beaten to death by his mother's partner and his body dumped in a drain in Bhayander, with the child's mother helping cover up the crime, police said on Monday.

The accused, identified as Rama Singh, 30, and her lover Shambhu Sharma alias Nepali, were arrested by the Kashigaon police after a post-mortem report contradicted Singh's claim that the child had accidentally fallen into a drain while she was sleeping on Sunday night. Police said Singh had separated from her husband some time ago, and was living with her son in a chawl in Mira Road, Kashigaon, .

The victim, identified as Ganesh Singh, was found dead in a drain on Monday morning. His mother, Rama Singh, initially told police that...