Army man arrested for murdering nephew

An army man was arrested here today for allegedly murdering his nephew and burying him in his house at Thachampattu village of the district, police said.
According to the police, the accused, posted in Bangalore regiment, had married his sister's daughter. The accused had asked his sister to stay with his wife to look after their infant.
However his nephew was not happy with it and often abused the accused's sister, they said.
On being informed of it by his sister, the army man had asked his nephew to come home last night, where he allegedly stabbed him and buried him in the compound, they said.