Bengaluru Shocker: Unhappy With Girl Child, Woman Kills 8-Day-Old Granddaughter And Throws Body Out of House; Arrested

Bengaluru, November 30: In a shocking incident of female infanticide, a newborn baby girl was allegedly killed by her grandmother in Soladevanahalli area of Karnataka’s Bengaluru on Friday. After killing the eight-day-old infant, Parameshwari reportedly threw her out of the house. Tamilselvi, a resident of Myadarahalli gave birth to the baby girl at a private hospital in Bengaluru. Telangana Horror: Nine-Month-Old Raped and Murdered in Warangal.

According to a report published in The News Minute, Parameshwari used to taunt her daughter-in-law for giving birth to a baby girl. The baby was born prematurely and had contracted jaundice soon after birth. Parameshwari killed the baby when her mother was in the washroom and threw the body out. When Tamilselvi came back, she found the infant missing from the cradle. She called her husband, Marshal, who, in turn, called the police.

When the cops went up to the rooftop of the building, they found that the baby was on the ground. Her head was bleeding. After the infant was taken to a nearby hospital, doctors declared her brought dead. N. Shashikumar, DCP (North) said, “We are ascertaining the facts & trying to figure out the reason for the offence." 8-Month-Old Indian Baby Boy Killed in Pakistani Firing in Akhnoor Sector.

The Soladevanahalli police registered a case of murder against Parameshwari and taken her into custody. Marshal and Tamilselvi got married three years ago. Marshal moved to Bengaluru from Tiruchi in Tamil Nadu several years ago.

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