Mother Slits 45-Day-Old Baby’s Throat, Police Suspect Depression News24 –

In a gruesome incident, a mother slit her 45-day-old baby’s throat in Madhya Pradesh. Police suspect depression behind the offence.

According to IANS, DCP Dishesh Agarwal said the woman was suffering from depression, but a probe has been launched to ascertain the exact reason behind the killing.

The woman has confessed to her crime and has been booked under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the DCP added.

The senior officer further said that the woman was mentally unstable and had earlier attempted to strangle the baby.

Miscreant injured during police encounter in Ghaziabad

In a separate incident, a miscreant sustained a bullet injury after the police shot him in retaliatory fire during an encounter in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad on Thursday night, police said.

As per Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Indirapuram, Abhishek Srivastava, the police had set up a checkpost on Thursday night and saw a man approaching on a motorbike. He was asked to stop and cooperate with the police; however, the miscreant tried to flee and fired on the police team.
He was later injured in retaliatory fire by the police officials and has been admitted to a hospital for further treatment. In a preliminary investigation, it was found that the miscreant was registered of theft and snatching cases in various police stations.

“During a check post set up last night, the police saw a man approaching on a motorbike, who was asked to stop and cooperate in the security check. Instead of stopping, he fled. When the police went after him, he fired on the police team. In retaliatory fire, the miscreant sustained a bullet injury to his leg and has been admitted to the hospital for treatment. During interrogation, it was found that the accused had previous cases of theft and snatching in nearby Police Stations. A stolen motorbike and an illegal weapon has been recovered,” ADCP Abhishek Srivastava said.