GJ-INFANTICIDE

Guj: Woman kills infant daughter four hours after birth
    Vadodara, Dec 31 (PTI) A 26-year-old woman allegedly
strangled her newborn daughter to death four hours after
giving birth to her at a referral hospital in Umbergoan of
Gujarat's Valsad district, police said on Tuesday.
    The incident took place on December 27 when Anitadevi
Dimple Bind, who hails from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh,
allegedly strangled her daughter who was born at around 4 pm
on the same day, inspector J J Dabhi of Umbergaon police said.
    The matter came to light after the woman's husband
approached the on-duty doctor at around 8 pm saying his wife
was finding it difficult to breastfeed the infant, who weighed
2.7 kg, he added.
    On examination, the doctor found that the infant had
died, following which a post-mortem was conducted at a
hospital in Surat, the official said.
    The post-mortem report indicated that the newborn had
been strangled to death and marks were found on her face and
neck, the inspector said.
    The couple, who is staying in the Saket Nagar locality
of Umbergaon, already have three daughters, the official said,
adding that the alleged accused's husband works in a factory
at Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation.
     "A case under section 302 (murder) of the Indian
Penal Code has been registered against the woman, and an
arrest will be made after gathering more conclusive evidence,"
Dabhi said. PTI COR
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