Latest News | Superstitious Woman Slits Daughter's Throat, Kills Her in Telangana

Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. : A 32-year old mentally disturbed woman has allegedly killed her six-month old daughter believing in superstitions in Mekalapati Tanda in Suryapet district, about 150 km from here police said on Friday.

Hyderabad, Apr 16 (PTI): A 32-year old mentally disturbed woman has allegedly killed her six-month old daughter believing in superstitions in Mekalapati Tanda in Suryapet district, about 150 km from here police said on Friday.

According to Praveen Kumar, sub-inspector, Mothey, B Bharati, a teaching graduate, slit her daughter's throat on Thursday believing that she was the reason for her miseries.

"We were informed that she was mentally unstable for the past few months. She was behaving weirdly practicing poojas and praying all day long. Yesterday she slit her daughter's throat and performed pooja," Praveen Kumar told P T I, adding that some locals had informed the police.

The body of the child was sent for post-mortem and the police are yet to make any arrest in the case.PTI GDKSS

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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