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Mother strangles newborn daughter in Ashoknagar for not having a son
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News18•06-10-2026, 20:59
Mother strangles newborn daughter in Ashoknagar for not having a son
- •A shocking case emerged from Ashoknagar District Hospital where a mother murdered her one-day-old baby girl.
- •The accused, Bhavna Vishwakarma, confessed to strangling the newborn inside a blanket due to the desire for a son and fear of taunts.
- •The crime came to light after the post-mortem report confirmed death by strangulation.
- •Ashoknagar SP Rajiv Kumar Mishra revealed that the mother was taken into custody after sensitive police interrogation.
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The mother was extremely distressed and stressed from the birth of another daughter instead of a son, fearing family taunts and the burden of raising two daughters.
The post-mortem report clearly revealed that the newborn's death was caused by strangulation, which led the police to conduct a sensitive interrogation where the mother confessed.
The baby girl was born on September 2 at the Ashoknagar District Hospital in Madhya Pradesh and was killed shortly after birth.
