Jaipur (PTI): A 40-year-old woman allegedly strangled her newborn son to death, just hours after giving birth at a government hospital in Rajasthan's Churu district, police said on Saturday.

According to police, the accused, Guddi Devi, gave birth to her fifth child on Thursday night.

"A few hours later, while the other family members were asleep in the hospital ward, she killed the infant by strangulation," Kotwali Station House Officer (SHO) Sukhram Chotiya said.

Initial investigation revealed that Guddi Devi was under severe financial stress and mental distress. Her husband, Tarachand, has been paralysed and is bedridden.

"She reportedly told her relatives that she could not bear the burden of raising another child," police said.

The incident came to light early Friday when Guddi's

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