Muzaffarnagar: The wife of a lawyer, who was found dead three days ago, and six others were arrested for allegedly robbing his house and abducting his three-year-old son during his cremation in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police stated. The deceased identified as Mohit Sharma was missing since last Thursday and his body was discovered from the Ganga river on Sunday. The 30-year-old lawyer who has been reported missing is suspected to have committed suicide over a family dispute with in-laws, an officer said.

While he was being cremated on Tuesday, few people reached his house in Miranpur town, 37 km and took his car and valuables. They also abducted his son, Station House Officer (SHO) Pankaj Tyagi informed. A case has been filed against Mohit Sharma's wife, her brother Rajat and five others. The child is with his mother-in-law who is absconding, an officer said.