Bengaluru Child Murder Case: Police Investigate IVF Plans and Possible Motives

Police investigating the murder of a six-year-old girl in Bengaluru have uncovered a new investigative angle: the child's mother, advocate Priyanka P, and her alleged partner Mohan MG had begun IVF procedures before the child's death, with an egg sample allegedly collected at a hospital. Priyanka was arrested on Thursday after evading police for a week, having hidden at a resort and then a farmhouse in Hassan district. The case began when the child's estranged father, Praveen, filed a complaint on June 4; Mohan was arrested soon after and allegedly confessed during interrogation to killing the child by assault and suffocation inside a car. Police are now investigating the alleged conspiracy, the motive behind the crime, and Priyanka's role, while also examining whether reported dissatisfaction with the child's complexion may have been a contributing factor. A court has remanded Priyanka to five days of police custody, and the Bengaluru Police Commissioner acknowledged investigation lapses in the initial handling of the case, resulting in the investigating officer being replaced.