Mother murders her 3 month - Old Daughter

Domestic Violence's; a common issue

A mother killed her three - months - old daughter in Haiderpur under Shalimar Bagh police station area of Delhi on Friday. 

According to the police, a call was received at around 2:14 pm about the killing of a three - month - old girl by her own mother near Haiderpur. Preliminary investigations revealed that the woman, identified as Anjali Devi (26), lived with her husband Sanjeet Kumar and their newly born daughter. 

Police said that Sanjeet and his wife, who worked as a carpenter, were living on rent for some time. The couple started an argument after the woman did not prepare breakfast. The argument soon turned into a dreadful fight and, in the fit of rage, the woman strangled the child by pulling thread worn around her neck. Body of the child was sent for a postmortem. A case has been registered u/s302 IPC and the accused has been arrested. 

The landlord gave this information to the police. When the police reached to the spot, it was revealed. Police have taken both the parents into custody by taking the body of the girl child and they are being interrogated. 

Deputy Commissioner of police (north - west) Usha Rangnani stated the incident occurred on Friday afternoon and added that the accused, Anjali Devi was arrested from their rented home on the fourth flooring of a constructing in Haiderpur on the identical day. A case beneath Indian Penal Code part 302 (homicide) has been registered. 

A senior police officer stated that Devi has allegedly confessed, including that she strangled the toddler with the assistance of a thread worn across the latter's neck. 

Neeraj Kumar, the son of the proprietor of the home wherein the accused and her household stayed, stated that he returned the house round 1pm to seek out his spouse attempting to console Anjali who was holding her lifeless daughter and crying upstairs. His spouse stated, "I heard Anjali crying so I went upstairs. She informed me her daughter has died and requested to name her household." 

Anjali's husband Sanjeet, and mother in law Sulekha Devi, a home assist, have been subsequently knowledgeable in regards to the incident. Sulekha stated, Anjali wouldn't kill the child. "We had made the woman put on a thread to push back evil eyes. I feel that the woman's neck bought wrapped around it and she died." 

Narrating the sequence of occasions through the day, Sulekha stated round 9am, Anjali and Sanjeet bought right into a struggle over packing lunch earlier than he left for work. "She appeared okay. She cooked within the morning, did all of the family work, bathed the woman and massaged her additionally. My grandson was asking for mango drink and I informed him I'll get him one. Anjani even taunted me saying that I solely love the grandson," she stated, including that she left for work round 11am. 

Neeraj stated that Anjani was staying at her patent's house in Bihar's Darbhanga for a yr and had returned solely on April 03. "Her mother - in - law used to typically quarrel with Anjali and this used to results in fight along with her husband as properly...she had began blaming the daughter for all her issues," he stated. 

DCP Rangnani stated the autopsy was performed at Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital and the toddler's physique was subsequently handed over to the household. 

  Criminal psychologist Anuja Kapur said women who kill their children or take their own lives a few days or months after giving birth mostly suffer from post - partum depression. "After giving birth, women need help, comfort and care and sadly, many women...especially from economically weaker sections...don't get it, which impacts their mental health," she said.