CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Police on Wednesday arrested a woman in her mid-thirties for allegedly murdering four children, including three girls and her own son in Panipat.

The investigation into the killings began after the recent death of six-year-old Vidhi, who was found dead on Monday with her head submerged in a water tub and her feet on the ground in the storeroom of her relative's house.

The accused, identified as Poonam, had earlier killed three children, including her own son in 2023 in the same way as her niece by drowning, the police said. She allegedly murdered the girls "out of jealousy" as she thought the children were prettier than her. Further, Poonam killed her son to allegedly avoid suspicion of killing the girls.

In the recent incident, Poonam's niece, six-year-old Vidhi

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