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UTTARA KANNADA: A 26-year-old woman allegedly threw her six-year-old disabled son into a crocodile-infested river at Dandeli taluk in this district following a quarrel with her husband, police said on Sunday.The couple often fought with each other over the condition of their elder son, who is speech-disabled since birth.They have another two-year-old son, they said.Savitri’s husband Ravi Kumar (27) used to frequently quarrel with her over elder son’s disability and questioned her as to why she gave birth to such a child.On certain occasions, he used to allegedly tell her to “throw the child away”, police said.According to the police, following a fight over the same matter on Saturday evening, frustrated Savitri allegedly threw her elder son into a waste canal directly linked to the Kali river which is infested with crocodiles.The neighbours alerted the police.They reached the spot and with the help of locals and divers, conducted a search operation to rescue the child.
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Woman throws speech-disabled son into crocodile-infested river in Karnataka
