Navi Mumbai: Mother Strangles 6-Year-Old Daughter for Speaking Hindi, Not Marathi

• A mother in Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai, confessed to strangling her 6-year-old daughter on December 23.
• The accused initially claimed the child died of a heart attack, but police investigation and post-mortem confirmed suffocation.
• Reasons cited include the mother's desire for a son and irritation over the daughter's speech difficulties, causing her to speak Hindi instead of Marathi.
• The mother, who was undergoing psychiatric treatment, confessed after 6 hours of interrogation by Kalamboli police.
• The husband, an IT engineer, had tried to reason with her multiple times regarding her anger.

Why It Matters: Mother arrested in Navi Mumbai for strangling daughter due to language issues and son preference.