Woman burns child to death to appease 'gods', arrested
On Monday night, in the heart of Assam's Sonari town in the Sivasagar district, 25-year-old Ranju Devi first erected a fireplace behind her house, put her five-month-old baby on it and then after some rituals and chanting, poured oil over the child, gagged him and set him on fire, all in the name of bringing good luck to the family, that had just migrated to Assam from Bihar about a week ago and was working as daily wage labourers. (Read more)
