BENGALURU: In a shocking incident, a six-year-old girl was killed, allegedly driven by animosity towards her mother in Nellarahalli near the Whitefield locality here.
The deceased was identified as six-year-old Shahajan Khatoon.
According to the police, Shahjan's mother had recently quarrelled with neighbours. It is alleged that the accused killed the girl and dumped her body in a gutter.
The girl was allegedly strangled to death using a rope.
The girl's father, Inzamul Sheikh, had lodged a missing persons complaint with the police after she went missing from her residence.