Navi Mumbai Shocker: Mother Kills Daughter Over Son Preference, Language Barrier

• A 30-year-old Navi Mumbai woman arrested for allegedly killing her six-year-old daughter.
• Motive: Preference for a male child and daughter's inability to speak Marathi, speaking only Hindi with unclear speech. The mother is undergoing depression treatment.
• The mother initially claimed the child was unresponsive due to illness; post-mortem revealed smothering.
• Incident occurred at Gurusankalp Housing Society, Kalamboli; mother tried to pass it off as a "heart attack."
• Woman remanded to police custody until December 30; investigation ongoing.

Why It Matters: Depressed mother killed her daughter due to son preference and language issues, now in custody.