A 35-year-old woman was arrested from her home in Phoolbagan, Kolkata on Monday for allegedly strangling her two-month-old daughter after she said the baby was kidnapped by an unidentified man. Police recovered the infant’s body late on Sunday from a manhole behind the family’s apartment in Beliaghata in east Kolkata.

According to the police, the woman has confessed to having killed the child.

Case:

Sandhya Maloo (accused), a commerce graduate from Kolkata University, married Sudarshan Maloo in 2009 and soon the two had their first child (son)

(accused), a commerce graduate from Kolkata University, married in 2009 and soon the two had their first child (son) The accused woman is a housewife and a mother of two

She had claimed that a man had barged into her second floor-flat when she was alone

The woman said she fell unconscious after he pushed her and later found her daughter missing

The family raised a hue and cry and a search was initiated

According to the officials, when the police interrogated Sandhya, they found some inconsistencies in her statements and later she confessed to the crime after sustained questioning

Mother said she strangled the two-month-old baby to death because “she was tired of her”

She allegedly strangled the infant with a tape

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Confirming the incident police said,

We have arrested the woman Sandhya Malo on charges of killing her baby Sanaya Maloo. She claimed that she was tired of the baby and killed her. Further investigation is on.

Another officer said,

Preliminary investigations revealed that the woman killed the child because of post-natal depression. We could be taking the help of a psychiatrist if necessary. Investigation into the case was ongoing.

Sandhya’s Confession

The mother said she was planning to kill her baby around two-weeks ago because she was angry at being unable to get rest or sleep. On Republic Day morning, her husband and mother-in-law left for the temple and Sandhya made sure she sent her nine-year-old son with them as well. Her father-in-law Hemant Maloo too had gone out for some work at the same time.

She then sent her maid, Tumpa Das to the balcony on pretext of some work. At around 12.40pm on Sunday, Sandhya swaddled little Sanaya’s face tightly in adhesive tape and then strangled her. She then took the body down and dumped it in a dry manhole.

Investigation

Ajoy Prasad, Deputy Commissioner (Eastern Division) said the lady was produced in court and remanded in police custody for four days. Despite Sandhya claiming that she was ‘too tired’ of the child that forced her to kill her, police are also investigating the angle of female foeticide or any other planned motive. Her social media posts are also being scanned to understand her mental psyche.

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Husband Sudarshan is in a state of shock and said,

We had gone to the temple to invite priests for naming our new born daughter. She is our Lakshmi. I have nothing to say at the moment. I don’t know what will happen to my son now.

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