AURANGABAD, Jan. 5 -- A woman was arrested on Monday for allegedly poisoning and killing her two minor children following a verbal altercation with her husband in Aurangabad district, police said.

The incident occurred on December 8 at Pathra village under the Khudwa police station area, they said.

The children, aged eight and six, fell ill after consuming sweets and later died during treatment, police said. Their mother, Sanyukta Devi, wife of Ravi Bharti, initially lodged a complaint alleging that unknown persons had poisoned her children, following which an investigation was launched.

However, as police could not find any evidence of enmity or motive involving an outsider, suspicion turned towards family members. During interrogatio...