KOCHI: The police have released crucial information regarding the death of the six-and-a-half-year-old girl in Kothamangalam. The police said that the child was strangled to death by her stepmother. The stepmother has confessed the crime to the police.

The accused told the police that she committed the crime to get rid of the child as she was not her own daughter. The child's father, Ajaz Khan, was not at home during the time of the murder. The child was strangled to death. The accused confessed to the crime during an interrogation that lasted for hours.

The deceased is Muskan, daughter of Ajaz Khan, who lives on rent in the Puthupalam area of ​​Kothamangalam Nellikuzhi first ward. Ajaz Khan, his wife and two children lived in the house. Last night, Muskan went to sleep after having food. Ajaz Khan and his wife slept in one room, while their two children slept in another. The baby was sleeping with Muskan. According to Ajaz, they found Muskan dead in her room in the morning. The post-mortem report had hinted at the possibility of murder.