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Sanjeevani Bobhate, 34, beat her daughter Rutuja to death with a heavy stone in the morning in Pragatinagar area of Baramati city, a police official said.
The victim eloped with a man belonging to another caste last year and later married him against the wishes of her parents, who were from a poor financial background, he said.
“But within a couple of months, due to constant disputes with her husband, she returned to her parents’ home,” he said. Her parents made efforts towards reconciliation but the victim’s husband was not ready to take her back, he said.
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The parents approached their son-in-law again and requested him to take back their daughter and also assured to withdraw the case against him, but he turned down their plea, the official said.
For the last few days, the victim argued with her mother over the issue. She blamed her parents for not making efforts to unite her with her husband, he said.
“The two women again had a heated argument over a domestic issue today and out of frustration, Bobhate allegedly hit her daughter’s head with a heavy stone, killing her on the spot,” the official said.
The accused was arrested and charged under the relevant section of the Indian Penal Code, he said, adding that a probe was on into the incident.