On Wednesday, the residents of Bettatavarakere village of Chikkamagaluru saw a baby floating in the Bhadra river. | Photo Credit: Times Now

Key Highlights The police arrested a woman who allegedly cut the tongue of her baby and threw him in a river The incident came to light after the residents of Bettatavarakere village noticed that a body was floating in the Bhadra river The woman has been booked for murder

Chikkamagaluru: A 28-year-old woman from Karnataka's Chikkmagaluru allegedly cut the tongue of her child and threw him in a river, the police said on Thursday. The accused woman has been identified as Kamala. Kamala allegedly killed her son as he was crying. The incident came to light on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, the residents of Bettadavarakere village of Chikkamagaluru saw a baby floating in the Bhadra river. The residents then called the police and informed them about the incident. The Tavarekere Police reached the spot and fished out the body of the three-year-old deceased.

On Tuesday night, Tejas started crying as he was not well. Following this, Kamala took him to the Bhadra river, cut off his tongue and threw him in the river. On Wednesday, Kamala called the police and told them that her child was missing. The police then asked Kamala to come to the police station to identify the body that they had found in the river.

Following this, Kamala went to the police station and identified the deceased as her son. Later, she confessed to the crime. The police arrested Kamala and registered a case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against her.

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