Teen who left home after being scolded by mother found dead in Dombivli creek

The police on Monday said that a 15yearold girl who left her house earlier this month after her mother reprimanded her for spending too much time on mobile phone was found dead in a Dombivli creek after nine days in Thane district of Maharashtra reported news agency PTIThe girl resided with her family in the Dombivli areaOn December 5 her mother asked her not to spend too much time on her mobile phone and rather pay attention to her studies reported PTIThe girl in a fit of anger later left the house the official from Vishnu Nagar police station saidAfter failing to find her her family members filed a missing complaint with the local police the next day reported PTIThe police subsequently registered an FIR on charges of kidnappingAccording to the official the police had also got a message that on December 5 a girl jumped into a creek from Motagaon bridge in Dombivli reported PTIOn Saturday afternoon a body was in the Dombivli creek and was identified as that of the teenager by her family members he said reported PTIThe body was later sent for postmortem to a government hospital and a case of accidental death was registered the police said adding a probe was on into the girls deathWoman kills 1yrold son after quarrel with motherinlaw in ThaneA woman allegedly killed her oneyearold son by throwing him in a water tank following a dispute with her motherinlaw over the infants health issues in Maharashtras Thane district police said reported PTIThe incident took place at Kasane village near Vasind in Shahapur taluka on Wednesday and the Padgha police later arrested the woman they saidThe childs father who worked as a security guard at a nearby godown married the woman in 2022Last year the couples son was born with a congenital illness and had been receiving treatment at the Wadia Hospital in Mumbai an official from Padgha police station saidThe woman and her motherinlaw were frequently at odds over the childs care and wellbeingOn Tuesday the childs grandmother concerned about his health decided to take him to Titwala during a visit to her daughterHowever the child developed a fever there and his grandmother brought him back to Kasane late Tuesday night the official saidLater a heated argument took place between the childs mother and grandmother over his health condition he saidThe childs father left for his night shift work after attempting to calm the situation reported PTIWhen he returned on Wednesday morning he briefly played with his son before falling asleepDuring this time the childs mother allegedly drowned him in a water tank located on the first floor of the house the official saidLater when the man was unable to find his son he began a search for him along with family members and friendsIn the meantime the childs mother approached police with a complaint claiming her son had gone missing the official saidHer husband grew suspicious and confronted her The woman then confessed to him that she had killed their child he saidThe man subsequently contacted the Padgha police and filed a complaintThe body was recovered and sent to a government hospital for postmortem police inspector Bala Kumbhar said reported PTIThe woman was taken into custody and booked for murder and other charges he addedWith inputs from PTI