Maharashtra, Jan 1: A woman was arrested for allegedly killing her three-day-old daughter in Latur in Maharashtra, a police official said on Saturday.

The 25-year-old woman strangled the infant on December 29 as she was upset at delivering a second girl child, a probe has found, the Gotegaon police station official added. Goa Shocker: Minor Son, Daughter Found Dead at Home, Father Found Hanging From Tree Behind House; Probe Underway.

"The woman, a resident of Holi in Lohara tehsil in Osmanabad, gave birth in a primary health centre in Kasar Jawala village. Mumbai Shocker: Two Stab Woman to Death, Dump Her Body at Kasara Forest in Thane; Arrested.

She strangled the three-day-old girl with a handkerchief. She was placed under arrest on Friday evening after a probe into the death," Sub Inspector Kishor Kambale said.