"the accused was visibly upset and she let it be known"
Police have arrested an Indian mother after she allegedly murdered her newborn daughter by smothering her to death.
The incident happened at a private nursing home in the Ekbalpore area of Kolkata.
Police identified the accused as 21-year-old Lovely Singh, a resident of the Dock Eastern Boundary Road.
It was reported that she admitted to killing her daughter, resulting in her arrest.
During an investigation into the matter, police suspect that Singh committed the crime because she was unhappy to give birth to a girl.
Detective Constable (Port) Zafar Ajmal Kidwai said:
“Information was received from a nursing home located on Ekbalpore Lane that a newborn – aged just a day – was found dead inside a dual-bed cabin on the third floor of the building.
“OC Ekbalpore went to ascertain the fact. It was found that the accused, Singh, wife of Ajay Singh, was admitted for delivery at bed number 301 in the cabin under Chandrani Bhattacharya, a doctor.
“On Tuesday, Singh gave birth to a girl at 6:20 am.
“However, after learning that she had a daughter, the accused was visibly upset and she let it be known to the doctors and nurses.”
Police explained that Singh’s husband had stayed back in the cabin on the night of the murder.
It is believed that when he fell asleep, the Indian mother killed their baby daughter.
DC Kidwai continued: “However, he said he fell asleep after midnight and went out to get some tea early in the morning.
“He returned to find a caregiver and a nurse in the cabin and was told his baby was dead.”
“The attending caregiver, nurse, RMO, gynaecologist and paediatrician were preliminarily examined.
“It emerged that the baby had been healthy and was alive till 12:30 am on Tuesday night. Between 5:30 am to 6 am, the caregiver, Anjuman Bibi, entered the cabin and found the newborn dead.
“She immediately informed the RMO, nurse and other administrators.
“The doctors found abrasions on the baby’s nose. Singh was repeatedly questioned and she finally confessed to killing the newborn with a pillow after 12:30 am.
“The post-mortem has revealed that death was due to smothering.
“A complaint against the mother was submitted by the nursing home based on which a specific case of murder was lodged and the woman was put under arrest.”
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