Palghar: Woman kills child, commits suicide after domestic quarrel

The police on Tuesday said that a 23yearold tribal Palghar woman allegedly killed her 4yearold daughter and then committed suicide following a fight with her husband in Maharashtras Palghar district reported news agency PTIThe incident took place on Monday at Sisne village in Dahanu areaThe Palghar womans husband a fisherman used to be frequently away from the family an official from Kasa police station said reported PTIHe returned home on Sunday and went out with his friendsHis wife was annoyed as he had not taken her with him and this led to a quarrel between them the official saidOn Monday the Palghar woman allegedly strangulated her daughter to death and later hanged herself from the ceiling of her house he said reported PTIAfter being alerted by neighbours police rushed to the spot and initiated a probe into the incident reported PTIThe bodies were sent for a postmortem the police addedIn another case right persons were arrested on Saturday for allegedly breaking into the premises of a company and stealing materials worth Rs 29 lakh in Maharashtras Palghar district police said reported PTIThe accused broke into a company in the Manichapada area of Nalla Sopara in the wee hours of July 3 and decamped with ready cables and raw copper material rolls worth Rs 29 lakh Assistant Commissioner of Police Crime Madan Ballal said reported PTIThe accused tied up two security guards and locked them in a room on the premises to carry out the theft he saidBased on the CCTV footage and technical intelligence the police zeroed in on the accused who are from neighbouring Mumbai and Thane districts the official said reported PTIThe police have recovered the stolen materials a truck a motorcycle and mobile phones from the accused he said reported PTIThe probe has revealed that two of the accused were history sheeters with cases of murder to their name senior inspector Pramod Badakh saidMeanwhile the body of an unidentified woman apparently a murder victim was found near Mastannaka overpass on MumbaiAhmedabad highway in Maharashtras Palghar district on Friday police said reported PTIThe womans head had been crushed with a stonelike object said an official reported PTIShe was estimated to be between 35 to 40 years oldA scarf an umbrella and footwear believed to be belonging to the deceased were recovered from the siteWith inputs from PTI