Assam: Mother Kills Girl Child Soon After Birth

SOOTEA: In a shocking incident, the mother murdered her own child soon after birth as the newborn was a girl. This bizarre incident took place in the Itakhola region of the state on Thursday.

Anowara Khaton, wife of Sofikul Seikh committed this act of child murder. They are residents of the Bandor Jonghol locality of Itakhola. Anowara Khaton reportedly murdered her newborn girl child and later buried the body.

When the neighbours came to know about the incident, they informed the local police. A police team arrived at the spot and recovered the body. They also took the woman and the dead body for a medical examination. Itakhola police have registered a complaint regarding the issue and started their investigations regarding the matter. They have also questioned the perpetrator Anowara Khaton regarding the incident.

Previously In another shocking incident, a man who went for a dip in a river went missing on Tuesday. This incident took place in the Fatikabasti locality of Biswanath. A 29-year-old youth identified as Sasanka Kakati of Dagaon locality went to take a bath in the Burigang River of the Biswanath region of the state. The personal belongings of the missing man including his clothes and mobile phones were recovered from the river bank.

A group of friends visited the location on the occasion of Independence Day. They cooked and enjoyed their meal on the banks of the river as they had planned for a group lunch on the holiday. They went for a bath in the river after the meal but the ill-fated youth went missing after that. Sashanka Kakati’s dead body was later recovered from the river.

Later, Biswanath Police arrested the wife of Sashank Kakati with regard to his sudden demise on the same day. This action was taken after the family accused her of involvement in the death of her husband. The family of the victim accused that there were continuous fights among the couple and even accused his wife Lakhyahira of having extra-marital affairs with one Dipankar Borah. They also mentioned that the victim Sashank Kakati had recently acquired over Rs 22 Lakhs by selling a plot of land and that the accused had eyes on the money. That is why both plotted the murder of the late Sashank Kakati. The family members of the victim also accused that about a week back, Dipankar Borah along with two of his friends attacked Sashank near their home.

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