Daijiworld Media Network – Belagavi (EP)
Belagavi, Dec 5: In a heart-wrenching incident, a one-year-old baby was killed allegedly over dowry by his own father and grandmother at Kotebagilu, Hukkeri taluk here. The incident came to light on Tuesday, December 5.
The deceased child has been identified as Joel Namadeva Naduvinakeri.
The mother of the child has alleged that she was being harassed for dowry and her infant was killed by her husband and mother-in-law to avenge their anger.
The mother along with the child was staying in her parental house in Dandeli for the last one year and had come to her husband's house only ten days ago. She said that she was sent out on Friday, December 1 on some pretext. "While I was away, the father of the child and the grandmother poured pesticide on the child and killed him," she alleged.
A case has been registered in Hukkeri police station.