Woman, baby found dead

NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old woman and her one-month-old daughter were found dead inside their house in northeast Delhi. While the cause of death is unclear, police suspect the two were strangled to death.
The victims have been identified as Nagma and her daughter Sofia. Nagma’s brother-in-law, Kismat, is the prime suspect in the case who is still at large, police said.
Nagma’s husband, Dildaar Ali, is in jail while her brother-in-laws, Kismat, Ibne and Nihal, lived together with their father Arshad Ali. Nagma had frequent brawls with Kismat and Arshad. At the time of the incident, Ibne was in Meerut while 7-year-old Nihal was sleeping in the same room.
The incident was reported from lane number 5 in Nand Nagri. Around 4.30am on Tuesday, neighbours heard 70-year-old Arshad scream that Kismat had killed Nagma and her daughter. On reaching the house, they found Arshad tied up with a rope while Nagma and her daughter were dead in another room. Nihal was found sleeping in the same room. Arshad told police that Kismat had attacked the victims and when he tried to resist him, Kismat tied him up. Police have sent the bodies for post mortem.