17th floor flat

Kandivali

Jai Bharat Housing Society

SRA building

Abhilash Nagar

Lalji Pada area

The incident took place at Jai Bharat Housing Society, Kandivali

Police say the woman, who used to have frequent fights with her husband, acted out of anger.A just-born baby girl was allegedly flung to death by her mother from ainWest on Thursday evening. While the police are trying to find the exact reason why she committed the act, prima facie they say she acted out of anger as she was on bitter terms with her husband.The police have requested not to identify the woman as she is under trauma and is currently being treated in hospital. The husband was not at home at the time of the incident, said police sources. The couple are already parents of two children, a boy and a girl.The incident took place between 3.30 pm and 4 pm at, anatinof Kandivali. After locals informed the police that a newborn’s body was found in the premises, cops reached the spot and questioned members from each flat until they zeroed in on a 17th floor apartment.“It is a 24-storey building and our policemen made enquiries with members of each flat from the first floor till 17th floor and then identified the flat on the 17th floor from where the baby was thrown,” additional commissioner of police, North, Dilip Sawant told Mumbai Mirror.Another police officer said, “When we made enquiries with the family members, we learnt that the woman had delivered a baby today at home and had thrown the baby out of the toilet window. The woman suspected her husband of having an affair and this would often lead to bitter fights. The husband was also not helping the woman financially, she claimed. She told us that she had thrown the baby out of anger.” The woman was bleeding profusely when the cops reached the flat. She was taken to hospital for treatment.A police source said that two persons, including her husband, were being questioned by the police. “An accidental death case has been registered as of now,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police, zone XI, Mohan Dahikar.Bachchan Singh Saroj, a resident of the housing society said that neighbours are all shocked by the incident. He added that the woman lives in the flat with her husband, son, daughter and mother-in-law.