Kolkata, Aug 20
West Bengal Police have arrested a woman and her lover from Andhra Pradesh on charges of killing her three-year-old daughter.
The accused, Nazira Bibi and her lover Tajuddin Molla, were arrested from Andhra Pradesh by Parulia Coastal Police in South 24 Paraganas district based on a complaint lodged by her husband, Azahar Lashkar.
Diamond Harbour Police District's Additional SP (Zonal) Mitun Kumar Dey said that the child was taken to Andhra Pradesh's Katrenikona area and killed.
Initially, the duo claimed it was an accident, but during interrogation, they confessed that they considered the child an obstacle to their new life together.
Nazira said as she was pregnant with her lover's child; therefore, the daughter from her previous marriage was seen as a threat to their future.
A post-mortem examination was conducted, and later the body of the child was buried in Andhra Pradesh.