7-Month-Old Baby Mercilessly Thrashed By Mother In Viral Video, Police Rescue Infant

In a case of child abuse, a woman in India was caught on video severely thrashing her 7-month-old baby in her house.

The video, which was taken on May 24 in the western state of Maharashtra, was circulated on social media, following which, the local police launched an investigation to locate the child and his parents. On Sunday, local media reported the Nagpur police nabbed the parents and rescued the infant.

The woman is seen in the video beating her son during an altercation with a family member. Another person present at the scene recorded the video and shared it with his contacts. Soon, the clip went viral, with many social media users demanding justice for the baby. The Ambazari police in Nagpur were then informed about the incident.

"The baby was fed at the police station and is in safe custody,” The Times of India quoted a police officer as saying.

The police said the child's father was a musician and worked with an orchestra. However, due to the COVID-19 lockdown in the country, he was out of work.

Authorities said legal action would be taken against the child's mother, media outlet Nagpur Today reported. The reason why the woman was abusing the child remains unknown. It was also not revealed there was any prior history of abuse in the family.

In April, a mother killed her 6-month-old baby as an offering to God to ward off evil spirits. The incident took place in the southern Indian state of Telangana. The police said the woman, who was preparing for a job in the police department, sacrificed her child while her partner Krishna had gone out for work. When her partner arrived home, he found the baby dead with her throat slit. The accused, identified by police as B Bharathi, was arrested after a formal complaint was filed against her. The police said they were investigating her mental state, and added the accused had started watching a lot of spiritual videos on YouTube.