A three-day-old baby girl was allegedly strangled by her mother with the help of her lover in Dharur tehsil of Beed district, Maharashtra.
Ashabai Bansode (24) and her friend/lover Rajaram Dhotre (45) have been arrested by the police.
According to the police, Ashabai, a divorcee, had a relationship with Dhotre. She gave birth to a baby girl on February 4 at Swami Ramanand Teerth Hospital at Ambejogai.
Two days later, she killed the child at Dharur with Dhotre's help and buried her, police said.
On receiving a tip-off, a team led by Police Inspector Angad Sudke discovered the body and arrested Ashabai and Rajaram yesterday. The local court has remanded them in police custody till February 13.
(Published 09 February 2013, 16:35 IST)
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