An unsettling incident took place in Madhya Pradesh's Indore where woman was arrested on Thursdayfor allegedly killing her 8-month-old daughter. As per the reports she killed her by drowning in a tank due to a dispute with her in-laws. Assistant Commissioner of Police Shivendu Joshi reported that a girl's body was discovered in an underground water tank at a house within the Dwarkapuri police station limits on Wednesday.
"After the family expressed suspicion, we questioned the child's mother, Varsha (26), who gave contradictory statements," said the ACP. "During a detailed interrogation, she confessed to the crime. She placed the child in the water tank, closed the lid, and kept a motor pump on top of it. She then told her husband that the child had gone missing and even pretended to search for her."
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The officer added, "She committed the act due to an ongoing dispute with her in-laws. At the time of the incident, her in-laws had gone to attend a relative's funeral, and her husband was in the bathroom. A probe into the matter is currently underway."