Infant Found Dead Inside Microwave, Mother Suspected Of Murder

A 2-month-old girl was found dead inside a microwave in a house in the Indian capital of New Delhi.

Police were alerted about the death of the infant by a hospital at around 3.15 p.m. ET. The child was spotted inside the oven by a neighbor in a South Delhi house on Monday, India.com reported, citing Benita Mary Jaiker, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South).

Jaiker added that the incident is being thoroughly examined and a case of murder is being registered against unknown persons. "The infant's parents, Gulshan Kaushik and Dimple Kaushik, are being interrogated at the police station and further investigation is underway," NDTV quoted Jaiker, as saying.

A neighbor told cops that she was awakened by the commotion in the other house where the mother of the child had locked herself inside the house. Following this, the woman said neighbors broke the glass and entered the room, where he found the woman lying unconscious inside and the child missing.

After a frantic search inside the house proved futile, they checked the inside of the microwave where the baby was found dead. The unidentified neighbor added that the microwave was placed in an unbolted room on the terrace. They then alerted the cops about the horrific find.

A senior police official told NDTV that the baby's mother, who is the main suspect in the case, was upset over the birth of a girl child. "Ananya was born in January this year and Mrs. Kaushik had been upset since then. She even fought with her husband over the issue," the outlet quoted police sources as saying. The couple also has a four-year-old son.

The unidentified neighbor, who informed cops about the incident, said the mother of the child had locked herself inside the house after which her mother-in-law raised an alarm. At the time of the incident, the child's father was at a nearby departmental store that he runs.

In February, the body of a newborn baby wrapped in a plastic bag was found dumped in a busy street of South Africa's Cape Town. Authorities believed the occupants of a passing car discarded the body there. Police said the body had been on the road for a long time before authorities removed it.