India, April 25 -- A 25-year-old woman allegedly strangled her six-year-old daughter to death before taking her own life in her apartment in Ghansoli early on Thursday. According to the police, the incident took place between 1.47am and 1.50am.

Police said they were yet to figure out a motive for the murder-suicide but, according to a preliminary investigation, the woman had health issues and appeared to have been depressed, said a police officer investigating the case.

The woman and her husband also have a 10-year-old son. Police said the boy was not in the house at the time of the incident, and is in their hometown in Pandharpur.

The woman lived in Chinchali area in Ghansoli, along with her husband, who works at a clothing store. Pol...