Navi Mumbai Teen Strangles Mother With Belt After Fight Over Studies: Report

The girl and her 40-year-old mother used to have frequent quarrels as the woman wanted her daughter to pursue a medical course, but she to do so, an official at Rabale police station told news agency Press Trust of India.

A 15-year-old girl allegedly strangled her mother to death with a karate belt after a fight over her studies in Navi Mumbai, the police said today. The girl later tried to pass it off as a case of accidental death, they said. The incident took place in Navi Mumbai's Airoli area on July 30. The girl and her 40-year-old mother used to have frequent quarrels as the woman wanted her daughter to pursue a medical course, but she to do so, an official at Rabale police station told news agency Press Trust of India.