Bengaluru, Aug. 1 -- A case has been filed by the Byadarahalli police in Bengaluru against a 26-year-old woman after an incident in which her young daughter was allegedly poisoned, followed by her own attempt to ingest poison, on Thursday, July 31.

Investigators identified the woman as Chandrika, who is married to 41-year-old Lokesh, an employee at a garment manufacturing unit. The couple lived with their 1.8-year-old daughter, Charvi. Meanwhile, their six-year-old son resided with his grandmother in Koratagere.

Police records show that Chandrika typically stayed home to care for their baby. Lokesh told authorities that frequent arguments over finances and other domestic matters often disrupted their household, according to a report by ...