Muzaffarnagar, September 23: In a shocking incident, a woman from Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar threw her twin daughters in a pond after an argument with her husband on Sunday. The infants were just 20 days old. The woman and her husband have been arrested by the police, The Hindustan Times reported. The heart-wrenching incident took place on Daughter's Day 2019, a day dedicated to the girl child. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Mother Throws 3-Month-Old Baby Suffering From Liver Ailment and Jaundice From 4th Floor of Lucknow Hospital.

According to cops, the mother, Nazma, was unsure how she would bring up her daughters since her husband, Waseem, was jobless for some time. The couple had an argument over Waseem's failure to find a job. In anger, the woman flung her daughters in the pond, Muzaffarnagar district police chief Abhishek Yadav told Hindustan Times.

After realising what she has done, she told villagers that her infants had been kidnapped. She also reported the kidnapping to police. When police Inspector Ajay Kumar brought them to questioning they confessed to their crime. Stray Dogs Rescue Newborn Baby Thrown by Woman in Drainage; Heart-Wrenching Video Caught on CCTV.

The bodies of the twins were fished out of the village pond. The accused have been arrested. According to police, Waseem used to live in Mansoorpur town. However, after the wedding, he shifted to Nazma's village.

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