A man and his lover were remanded in judicial custody in connection with the murder of his , whom they allegedly killed suspecting that the toddler saw them in an objectionable position, here on Thursday.

Fajid (26) and Shahim (25) were remanded in 14-day judicial custody for strangulating to death his nephew Zama on March 26 in Babri village. They were produced before chief judicial magistrate Piyush Pandey.

According to the prosecution, young Zama was strangulated to death by his uncle with the help of Shahim.