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Seraikela: A four-year-old girl was allegedly strangled to death by her mother in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharswan district, police said on Tuesday, March 24.
The mother was arrested on Monday and remanded to judicial custody after the victim’s father lodged a complaint against her, said Dilson Birua, the officer-in-charge of Chandil police station.
The woman allegedly killed her daughter and then tried to mislead the investigators by claiming that she had been abducted, he said.
The news of the alleged abduction triggered tension in the area, prompting the police to launch a search operation. During the investigation, officers grew suspicious of the mother’s claims, he added.
The child’s body was later recovered from behind the family’s house, police said.
The mother had fled the area as the body was found, before she was tracked down and arrested, they said.
Police said the body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and investigations are underway to ascertain the motive behind the killing.
When asked about the month’s mental condition, police said she appeared to have no apparent mental health issues.
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