<p>A 35-year-old woman on Sunday killed her infant son with a spade as part of some superstitious ritual, police here said.</p>.<p>The incident took place in Dhanudih village of the district, they said.</p>.<p>Gosaiganj Police Station SHO Raghvendra Prasad Rawat said Manju at around 9 am on Sunday killed her four-month-old son hitting him with a spade.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/youth-dies-of-bullet-injury-in-ups-bulandshahr-1179001.html" target="_blank">Youth dies of bullet injury in UP's Bulandshahr</a></strong></p>.<p>He said that the woman had some sickness and she sacrificed her son to get rid of it.</p>.<p>Manju's husband works as a labourer in Kanpur, police said.</p>.<p>She has been detained and is being interrogated, they added.</p>
<p>A 35-year-old woman on Sunday killed her infant son with a spade as part of some superstitious ritual, police here said.</p>.<p>The incident took place in Dhanudih village of the district, they said.</p>.<p>Gosaiganj Police Station SHO Raghvendra Prasad Rawat said Manju at around 9 am on Sunday killed her four-month-old son hitting him with a spade.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/youth-dies-of-bullet-injury-in-ups-bulandshahr-1179001.html" target="_blank">Youth dies of bullet injury in UP's Bulandshahr</a></strong></p>.<p>He said that the woman had some sickness and she sacrificed her son to get rid of it.</p>.<p>Manju's husband works as a labourer in Kanpur, police said.</p>.<p>She has been detained and is being interrogated, they added.</p>