Mother turns out to be killer of infant

HYDERABAD: The mystery behind the death of an 18-day-old infant in Mallapur, Nacharam, a few day ago was solved on Thursday and it turned out that the mother was responsible for the cold-blooded murder.
The Nacharam police said Vijaya Lakshmi in her confession to police admitted killing her new-born daughter by throttling and later dumping the body in the water drum at her mother's house.
"Vijaya Lakshmi, who had a love marriage with Venkat Reddy, got depressed that her family could not fulfill her husband's demand of Rs 1 lakh and 15 tolas of gold following the birth of the infant," Nacharam sub-inspector (SI) A Sudharshan said. Venkat Reddy, who is a painter, pestered Vijaya Lakshmi to ask her parents to keep their promise, police said.
"As Vijaya Lakshmi's parents expressed their inability to fulfill Venkat Reddy's demands, he reportedly threatened to divorce her. She claimed she took the extreme step since she got disappointed as she failed to meet the demands of her husband," police said.
On December 3, Vijaya Lakshmi feigned ignorance about how the infant went missing, until the body was located in the drum.
"On the day of the murder, there were only three persons -- Vijay Lakshmi, her mother Satyamma and her sister-in-law Rama at the house. During the investigation, we zeroed in on Vijaya Lakshmi, who later confessed to having committed the murder," police added.