<p>Thane: A 27-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing her three minor daughters by poisoning them after being distressed over domestic issues in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said.</p>.<p>Sandhya Sandeep Bere, a housewife living at Talepada in Asnoli village under Shahapur area, allegedly mixed a pesticide in "varan bhat" (a traditional rice and lentil dish) and served it to her daughters, aged 5, 8 and 10, on July 20, a senior police official said.</p>.<p>The girls soon experienced health complications, including vomiting and giddiness, and were rushed to a local hospital.</p>.<p>As their condition worsened, two of them were later admitted to a hospital in Mumbai where they died on July 24 and July 25. Another girl was shifted to a hospital in Nashik where she succumbed on July 24, the official said.</p>.<p>Initially, the Khinavli police registered a case of accidental death.</p>.23 students suffer from food poisoning after found in midday meals.<p>However, the autopsy report on Saturday night confirmed the presence of poison in the children's bodies, the police said.</p>.<p>Acting swiftly on the crucial evidence, the police registered a case of murder against the children's mother and arrested her around 2 am on Sunday, the official said.</p>.<p>The accused had been grappling with domestic issues, including her husband's habit of liquor consumption, as per the police.</p>.<p>She had separated from her husband and was struggling to care for her three daughters which apparently drove her to the crime, they said.</p>.<p>The woman's in-laws had suspected her involvement in the death of the three children.</p>.<p>She was initially detained for questioning and was arrested after the autopsy reports came in, the police said.</p>.<p>Further probe was on into the case.</p>
<p>Thane: A 27-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing her three minor daughters by poisoning them after being distressed over domestic issues in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said.</p>.<p>Sandhya Sandeep Bere, a housewife living at Talepada in Asnoli village under Shahapur area, allegedly mixed a pesticide in "varan bhat" (a traditional rice and lentil dish) and served it to her daughters, aged 5, 8 and 10, on July 20, a senior police official said.</p>.<p>The girls soon experienced health complications, including vomiting and giddiness, and were rushed to a local hospital.</p>.<p>As their condition worsened, two of them were later admitted to a hospital in Mumbai where they died on July 24 and July 25. Another girl was shifted to a hospital in Nashik where she succumbed on July 24, the official said.</p>.<p>Initially, the Khinavli police registered a case of accidental death.</p>.23 students suffer from food poisoning after found in midday meals.<p>However, the autopsy report on Saturday night confirmed the presence of poison in the children's bodies, the police said.</p>.<p>Acting swiftly on the crucial evidence, the police registered a case of murder against the children's mother and arrested her around 2 am on Sunday, the official said.</p>.<p>The accused had been grappling with domestic issues, including her husband's habit of liquor consumption, as per the police.</p>.<p>She had separated from her husband and was struggling to care for her three daughters which apparently drove her to the crime, they said.</p>.<p>The woman's in-laws had suspected her involvement in the death of the three children.</p>.<p>She was initially detained for questioning and was arrested after the autopsy reports came in, the police said.</p>.<p>Further probe was on into the case.</p>