KOTHAMANGALAM: The police suspect blackmagic behind the murder of the six-year-old girl in Kothamangalam. Muskan (6), daughter of Ajaz Khan of Uttar Pradesh and residing now in Nellikuzhi, was found dead Thursday morning. Her stepmother Anisha had confessed of committing the crime during interrogation.

23-year-old Anisha is Ajaz Khan's second wife. The woman has a two-year-old daughter and is pregnant now. She started living with Ajaz two years ago.

She told police that she committed the crime thinking that Muskan, daughter of Ajaz from his first wife, would be a burden to her in future. Ajaz is still in police custody. The statements of the two are contradictory.

As Muskan did not wake up in the morning, Ajaz Khan approached the neighbors at around 6 am yesterday morning. Ajaz Khan had told his neighbors that his wife is affected with some black magic powers. It is suspected that something like this is the reason for the murder. However, Ajaz has not been charged as an accused presently. The police have decided to produce Anisha in court after questioning her again in the morning.

Ajaz Khan, his wife and two children were at home. Muskan went to bed after having dinner on Wednesday night. Ajaz Khan then went for work and returned at around 2 am. He told police that he and his wife were sleeping in one room and his two children in another room.

The couple first said Muskan was found lying dead in the morning. However, the postmortem report had pointed the possibility of murder. Anisha confessed to the crime after being taken into custody and questioned.