Poonam (with her face covered) has been arrested. (News18 Haryana)

In an incident that has shocked Haryana’s Panipat district, the police on Wednesday arrested a woman for the alleged murder of her six-year-old niece, Vidhi, which revealed she had reportedly killed three other children, including her son.

During interrogation, the woman reportedly told police that she killed three girls because she didn’t want anyone to look prettier than her, according to News18 Haryana. The woman allegedly revealed that while pretty girls were her target, but she also killed her own son in 2023 to avoid suspicion, said the report.

Vidhi’s murder

Vidhi, who lived in Sonipat, had come to Naultha village in Panipat’s Israna area to attend a relative’s wedding with her family. She was accompanied by her grandfather Pal Singh, grandmother Omwati, father Sandeep, mother, and 10-month-old younger brother, reported NDTV.

The incident occurred when the family left with the wedding procession in Naultha on Monday afternoon.

Vidhi’s father then received a phone call informing him that she was missing. An hour later, her grandmother found that a storeroom on the first floor of their relative’s house was bolted from the outside. On opening it, she found Vidhi inside.

She was rushed to the NC Medical College, where the doctors declared her dead. Vidhi’s father later registered a First Information Report (FIR), alleging that she was murdered. Police investigation, under the leadership of Superintendent of Police Bhupendra Singh IPS, Panipat Police, led them to Poonam.

3 other murders

In 2023, Poonam had killed her sister-in-law’s daughter. The same year, she drowned her son just to avoid suspicion. In August this year, Poonam murdered another girl in Siwah village because the child looked “prettier” than her, reported NDTV.

The deaths of these children had been presumed accidental until Poonam confessed the truth during questioning in the Vidhi murder case.

Poonam will be produced in court on Wednesday and taken in police remand for further questioning.

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