29 April,2025 06:35 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
The woman was a resident of West Bengal and she had come to her parents` house at Lonipada for delivery. Representational Pic/File
A 30-year-old woman has been arrested by the Palghar Police in Maharashtra for allegedly murdering her newborn girl child, the police said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.
The woman was identified as Poonam Shah, a resident of West Bengal, an official said, adding that she had come to her parents' house at Lonipada for delivery.
She was apparently depressed after giving birth to a girl child as she already has three daughters, said inspector Dadasaheb Gutookhade of Dahanu police station, as per the PTI.
On Saturday night, Poonam allegedly strangled her infant daughter at the government hospital. Police were alerted after the infant was found dead and the staff suspected that it was not a natural death, the official said, according to the PTI.
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A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against the accused under section 103 (1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), he said.
Seven-month-old boy dies after falling from 21st-floor balcony in Maharashtra's Virar
Meanwhile, a seven-month-old boy fell to his death from the 21st-floor balcony of a residential building in Virar West last week.
The police said that the child was on his mother's shoulder when she slipped while closing a window.
The infant and his parents lived at a residential complex in Virar West in Palghar district.
The Bolinj police later registered an accidental death report (ADR) in the matter.
According to the police officials, the incident took place at around 3.10 pm when the boy was in the bedroom with his mother. She had turned on the air conditioner and was in the process of shutting the window when she lost her footing.
Senior Inspector Prakash Kawle of Bolinj police station said, "The balcony's safety glass is quite low - around 2.5 to three feet in height. The mother, who is about five feet tall, was carrying the baby on her shoulder. The floor was wet, and she lost her balance, causing the child to slip from her grasp and fall. He lost his life immediately."
"We reviewed the building's CCTV footage and found no suspicious activity. We also questioned the mother and found nothing unusual. The boy was the couple's only child, and they were extremely happy with him," Inspector Kawle added.
(with PTI inputs)
