Mother Throws Twin Daughters Off Bridge To Get Back With Estranged Husband

A mother has been arrested for throwing her twin baby girls off a bridge, killing them in an attempt to get back with her estranged husband.

According to the police, two baby girls were found dead in a stream under the Sakodi bridge in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India on Sept. 19.

Police officers were dispatched to the scene after few locals found the bodies of the babies and alerted the authorities.

Responding officers found the children pale and unresponsive. They were pronounced dead at the scene.

The bodies were recovered and sent to a medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.

During a preliminary investigation, the police examined the surveillance cameras installed in the area and identified the woman suspect as the children’s mother.

The accused, 28-year-old Heena was located and arrested a few hours after the police recovered the bodies of the baby girls.

The autopsy results revealed the children died from head fractures caused by the steep fall.

The police have booked a case under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code against the mother.

A senior police officer stationed at Mandi district police headquarters said, "both the minors died due to head fractures. The duo was thrown from the bridge by the accused mother."

Heena, a resident of Kangra district was produced before the court from where she was sent to police custody for five days.

"After scrutinizing the CCTVs installed near the bridge we were able to identify the accused. She had confessed to her crime during questioning," said Mandi senior superintendent of police (SSP), Ashish Sharma.

A senior police officer, part of the investigating team, said, "We during interrogation have learned that a few years back she had eloped with her boyfriend leaving behind her husband and two daughters. She gave birth to two girls while staying with her boyfriend."

The officer further added that the woman eventually got fed up of living with her boyfriend and that she wanted to return to her husband and live with him as before.

"Heena murdered the two minors as she did not want to take them along with her," said the officer.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Shalini Agnihotri told the media that on the basis of the autopsy reports, circumstantial evidence, and the suspect’s confession, the woman has been charged with double murder.