Woman held for killing 3-year-old stepdaughter in UP's Gorakhpur

GORAKHPUR (UP): (Feb 25) A woman allegedly hacked her three-year-old stepdaughter to death with an axe and was arrested after being chased for nearly a kilometre by villagers, police said on Wednesday.

The accused, identified as Pooja, had married Triveni Maurya (40) about a month ago. Maurya's first wife, Laxmi, died two years ago, leaving behind their daughter Aditi (3), police said.

The incident took place in Bijhara village under the Pipraich Police Station limits late Tuesday night.