Steephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (SP)
Kasargod, Jul 19: In a heart-touching incident which happened at Eriyal in the outskirts of the town, a mother killed her 18-month-old baby by throwing it into a well. The incident happened on the evening of Wednesday July 18.
Allegedly, Naseema from Eriyall Vellur committed this barbaric act. At about 3 pm on Wednesday, Naseema reportedly tossed her daughter, Shamna, into the well of an individual living near her home. The locals, who came to know about the incident, rescued the child from the well and rushed it to the government hospital here. But by then, the baby had lost its life.
It is gathered that Naseema has been suffering from mental disability. It is guessed that she resorted to this act in a disturbed mental state.
A case about this incident was registered in the town police station here.