Archive · 22 Sep 2025
Grandmother Arrested for Strangling Infant Granddaughter in Madhya Pradesh
A grandmother in India is in trouble because she is accused of doing something terrible.
The police say she killed her 4-month-old granddaughter because she wanted a grandson instead.
The little girl was sleeping when the grandmother put a towel in her mouth to stop her from breathing.
The grandmother then hid the baby's body in a well.
When the family noticed the baby was missing, they looked for her, and they found the baby in the well.
The police investigated and arrested the grandmother.
She has been charged with murder and will go to court.
A grandmother in Madhya Pradesh is accused of killing her 4-month-old granddaughter.
The alleged motive was the grandmother's desire for a grandson.
The infant was suffocated with a towel while sleeping.
The body was hidden in a dry well near the house.
The grandmother confessed to the crime after questioning and has been arrested.
- Who
- Meenabai Ashware, the grandmother, and her granddaughter Kritika.
- What
- Meenabai Ashware is accused of strangling her 4-month-old granddaughter, Kritika.
- When
- The incident occurred last Friday; the body was in the well for three days before discovery.
- Where
- Barkhedi village in Seoni Malwa, Narmadapuram district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Meenabai's motive was her dissatisfaction over not having a grandson.
- Victim
- Kritika, a 4-month-old girl
- Accused
- Meenabai Ashware, the grandmother
- Location
- Barkhedi village, Seoni Malwa, Madhya Pradesh
- Motive
- Dissatisfaction over the birth of a second granddaughter; desired a grandson.
- Method
- Suffocation by stuffing a towel in the infant's mouth.
- Discovery
- Body found in a dry well after being missing for three days.
- Arrest
- Meenabai was arrested after confessing to the crime.