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Haryana Woman Arrested for Drowning Niece, Accused of Being Serial Child Killer
Panipat, Haryana – Celebrations turned to horror in Haryana’s Panipat district after a six-year-old girl, Vidhi, was found dead during a wedding function. Police have arrested Poonam, the girl’s paternal aunt, accusing her of drowning Vidhi in a water tub. Disturbingly, investigators now believe this is not an isolated incident, but part of a chilling pattern of serial child killings.
According to police reports, the incident occurred on Monday at a wedding gathering in Naultha village. While the family was preoccupied with the wedding procession, Poonam allegedly lured Vidhi to the rooftop of a relative’s house. There, she convinced the child to enter a water-filled tub in a storeroom and then drowned her by holding her head underwater, before locking the door from the outside.
Vidhi’s family began a frantic search after noticing she was missing. Her grandmother eventually discovered the girl in the storeroom and rushed her to a medical college, where she was pronounced dead.
Further investigation revealed a disturbing motive: police allege Poonam was driven by jealousy, not wanting any female to be more beautiful than her. She reportedly confessed to killing four children in total, including Vidhi, three other nieces, and her own three-year-old son. All the deaths occurred through drowning under similar circumstances. The other victims include her sister-in-law’s 9-year-old daughter, Ishika, her 3-year-old son, Shubham, and her cousin brother’s 6-year-old daughter, Jia. The deaths had previously been attributed to accidents.
“She specifically targeted young, pretty girls,” a police spokesperson stated. “Driven by resentment, she did not want anyone to look more beautiful than her.”
The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are reviewing the circumstances surrounding the previous deaths.
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