A mother has been arrested for allegedly drowning her nine-month-old daughter in Bairamulguda Lake within the jurisdiction of LB Nagar Police Station in Hyderabad, Telangana. The infant’s body has been sent for post-mortem examination and an investigation is ongoing.
An LB Nagar Police official stated, “A woman named Lokasani Rajeshwari, aged 34, a native of Injapur, allegedly drowned her 9-month-old daughter, Anuradha, in Bairamulguda Lake. The infant died. The accused was in an intoxicated condition. The deceased baby’s body has been shifted for post-mortem examination. The mother has been taken into custody, and an investigation is underway.”
In a separate incident on Saturday, the Balapur Police in Telangana thwarted an alleged attempt to sell a four-day-old baby in a swift operation, safely rescuing the newborn.
According to Balapur Police, Waheeda Khatoon, a resident of Chandrayangutta, approached a woman named Mehrunnisa in Barkas and offered to sell the baby. The child was initially offered for Rs 6 lakh, but the price was later reduced to Rs 5 lakh.
The alleged transaction was originally planned in Shaheen Nagar but was moved to a location near JGR Function Hall in Pahadishareef. Acting on the information, social activist Safiya Mahi assisted Balapur Police in laying a trap.
As the transaction was about to occur, police intervened, rescued the four-day-old baby, and arrested Waheeda Khatoon.
Police confirmed that the baby’s mother, a resident of Golconda, had delivered the child on Tuesday and was discharged from a hospital in Malakpet on the same day.
Balapur Police have launched a detailed investigation to determine if others were involved in the alleged attempt to traffic the newborn.