Thane: A five-year-old girl’s mother and aunt were arrested for allegedly burning the minor with a candle for her mischievous behaviour in this district, a police official said Thursday.
The child was playing at her home in Roadpali area of Kalamboli locality in Navi Mumbai town, Wednesday, and was not listening to her mother and aunt, he said.
The two women apparently got annoyed over this. They caught hold of the girl and allegedly burnt her with the candle, causing several injuries to her.
When the child’s father, who works as a vegetable vendor, returned home at night, he found his daughter wailing in pain and saw burn injuries on her body. When he asked the child about the injuries, she pointed towards her mother and aunt, the police official informed.
The girl’s father then lodged a complaint against his wife and sister-in-law (his brother’s wife) at Kalamboli police station.
The two women were subsequently arrested and booked under relevant provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, the official stated, adding that a probe was underway into the incident.
PTI