In an horrific incident, a 26-year-old man in Delhi allegedly killed his 21-day-old infant daughter by drowning her in a water tank after an argument with his wife. After a fight with his wife, Mukesh reportedly strangulated his daughter and then drowned her in a water tank.
As per reports, his wife, Kiran, was to go to her mother’s home after having delivered the baby on 16th August. However, Mukesh was unhappy about it. So he took the infant in a room and locked it from inside. According to her police complaint, when Mukesh opened the door, their daughter was lying unconscious on the cot. Kiran says Mukesh admitted to strangulating and drowning their daughter.
The police reached the spot and took the child to hospital where she was declared brought dead. As per the post-mortem report, the child was first strangulated and drowned. Mukesh was arrested and booked under relevant sections of the IPC.
