Hassan, June 9 -- A woman allegedly killed her daughter by drowning her in a water tank at Jinnenahalli Koppal village in Channarayapatna taluk of Hassan district yesterday.

The deceased girl is Sanvi (6) while the accused mother is 36-year-old Shwetha. Shwetha was married to Raghu of Shivamogga seven years ago and it is learnt that the couple used to indulge in frequent quarrels from the initial days of the marriage.

Raghu's parents were taking care of Sanvi since four years and Shwetha, who had separated from her husband, was staying with her parents since five years and the couple had also applied for a divorce despite members of both the families holding compromise negotiations many times.

On Saturday, Shwetha brought Sanvi from Ne...