A lady from Belagavi has been arrested for allegedly inflicting the demise of her four-year-old stepdaughter after a medical examination confirmed that the kid died as a consequence of sustained abuse.
The incident occurred in Might 2024. (Representational Picture)
In line with New Indian Specific report, the incident, which occurred in Might 2024, was revisited after current autopsy findings revealed that the lady, succumbed to accidents ensuing from repeated torture inflicted by her stepmother, Sapna Navi.
Sapna, a resident of Vadgaon in Belagavi, had been residing throughout the jurisdiction of APMC police station when the incident occurred, the report added.
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The lady’s father, Rayanna, who works with the CRPF and had remarried Sapna after the demise of his first spouse, two years in the past. The police additionally shared that his first spouse had died beneath suspicious circumstances, reportedly by the hands of her in-laws, when Samrudhi was simply two years previous. Put up this, he married Sapna, and the couple lived in a rented home within the APMC police station space. Nevertheless, the lady’s father’s job in Chhattisgarh meant that he was hardly ever at house.
Throughout this era, Sapna reportedly subjected the kid to common abuse, which finally led to her demise. The lady’s grandparents, who’re the mother and father of Rayanna’s first spouse, had filed a criticism with the police after the kid handed away, alleging that Sapna was chargeable for her demise as a consequence of constant torture.
Initially, an FIR was filed stating the reason for demise as unnatural. Sapna was granted anticipatory bail, however after the medical report confirmed the reason for demise, she was taken into custody on Thursday.
Additional investigation is underway.
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