Mandsaur (MP), Oct 29 Enraged by a woman’s scolding during a quarrel over a chocolate, a 12-year-old girl allegedly killed the woman’s four-year-old son by pushing him into a water tank, the district police said on Thursday.
The girl first pushed the child into the rooftop water tank and then covered it with a stone slab, causing his death, an official said.
Mandsaur Superintendent of Police Vinod Meena told PTI Videos that the shocking incident occurred on October 24 at Shamgarh in the district.
After the girl allegedly confessed to the crime, she was produced before a court which sent her to a juvenile home.
The deceased child and the girl lived in the same neighbourhood.
The girl allegedly wanted to take revenge after the child’s mother scolded her, the official said, adding that further probe was on.
(PTI News)
