Educated Mother Murders Daughter for a Son in Navi Mumbai

• A 30-year-old educated mother, Supriya Pramod Mhamunkar, strangled her 6-year-old daughter Mansi to death in Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai.
• The motive was the mother's desire for a son and dissatisfaction with her daughter's speech development, who spoke Hindi instead of Marathi.
• The father, Pramod Mhamunkar, is an IT professional who did not want a second child; Supriya is a BSc graduate undergoing depression treatment.
• Initially reported as accidental death, a post-mortem revealed suffocation, leading to police investigation and Supriya's confession.
• Supriya was arrested under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and remanded to police custody.

Why It Matters: Gender bias and mental health issues led an educated mother to murder her daughter for a son.