Mother buries 3-month-old daughter alive

In a shocking incident, a 30-year-old woman allegedly buried her three-month-old daughter in Karnal district on Saturday.

The woman is already a mother of three girls and a boy, and according to reports, she wanted another son, rather than a daughter. The accused, Ajmeri Khatun, buried the infant.

The infant, Asma, was pulled out alive by her father’s elder brother and his wife in Syed Chhapra village.

In her confession Ajmeri told the police that she was upset over the delivery of a baby girl as she wanted another boy. The accused had buried the infant by digging a pit in her room.