Woman slits 9-day-old daughter's throat, held

Case is of female infanticide or postpartum depression, say police

- UJWAL JALALI

IN a shocking case, a 22-year-old woman allegedly killed her 9-day-old daughter by slitting her throat with a kitchen knife. The police have arrested the accused woman.

DCP (outer) Jimmy Chiram said on July 25, the father of the deceased came to Mundka police station and reported that his wife had slit the throat of her newborn daughter.

When cops reached his house in Baba Haridas Colony in Tikri, the girl was found dead in a room on the second floor while his wife was in another room.

"The accused woman was apprehended, forensic teams were called, while the knife used in the offence was recovered," the DCP said.