In a heart-wrenching incident, a six-month-old baby died after she was thrown into fire by her mother in a fit of rage.

The shocking incident took place in Odisha’s Cuttack.

According to latest media reports, the accused mother was angry with her husband and was burning all his clothes. It was then that 32-year-old Suna Pingua threw the baby in the blaze.

Suna, who is the second wife of her husband Manguli Pingua, was having a strained relationship with him and had fought with on Wednesday, The Hindustan Times said.

The baby suffered 90 per cent burns and was battling for life at Cuttack’s SCB Medical College and Hospital.

According to the HT report, the mother was sitting in the corner and watching the baby burn when the neighbours heard the infant’s cries and tried to rescue her.

Earlier in Delhi, a 29-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly beheading her eight-month-old son.

The incident took place in outer Delhi’s Aman Vihar area where the woman attempted suicide after the horrific act.

After the incident, the husband said that the woman had also murdered their elder son four years ago.

‘She had smothered the baby by sitting on his chest. I was shocked, but realised she was ailing and took her for medical treatment,’ the husband was quoted as saying by the Times of India.

The accused identified as Sarika was undergoing treatment for her mental health at the Lady Hardinge Hospital.