Meerut, June 20 -- A woman allegedly poisoned her two young children-aged five and one-by feeding them chemical-laced rasgullas. The reason: so that she could start a new life with her lover, who had refused to take responsibility for her children.

The incident took place in Rudkali Talab Ali village under the Bhopa police station limits of Muzaffarnagar district. The accused, Muskan, was arrested by police on Friday after sustained interrogation and forensic findings confirmed foul play.

According to the police, Muskan confessed that she was having an affair with her cousin Junaid, a resident of Khedi in Firozabad district. She told investigators that she wanted to live with him, but her children were a "burden" and a "hindrance" to he...