Agartala, Aug. 10 -- Police have arrested a middle-aged man, identified as Rathindra Debbarma, a jawan of the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) posted at the 10th Battalion headquarters in Khumulwng, for allegedly poisoning his infant daughter to death. He was detained last night.
According to the child's mother, the incident occurred late on Friday when the accused reportedly took their one-year-old daughter out of the house and fed her poison mixed with a cold drink. The baby soon began vomiting and was rushed to a local hospital. Doctors then referred her to Agartala Government Medical College in critical condition, where she was declared dead.
The mother alleged that her husband never wanted a girl and had subjected her to prolonged mental a...