Overview

• A woman in Delhi's Ashok Vihar area strangled her five-year-old daughter after her Instagram lover refused to marry her due to the child’s presence.
• The mother had moved to Delhi from Himachal Pradesh to pursue a relationship with the man, identified as Rahul, after being abandoned by her first husband.
• Police discovered strangulation marks on the child after she was brought dead to Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital, prompting an investigation.
• During interrogation, the mother admitted to the crime, citing frustration over her lover and his family’s refusal to accept the child.
• Authorities revealed the child had been sexually assaulted by a relative in Himachal Pradesh before moving to Delhi; charges under murder and POCSO laws have been filed.