Upset About Not Having Daughter, Madhya Pradesh Man Kills Newborn Son

The accused said he had hoped to have a daughter as he already had two sons, an official said.

A man allegedly killed his newborn son in an inebriated state in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district, as he was disappointed at not having a daughter, police said on Monday.

The accused said he had hoped to have a daughter as he already had two sons, an official said.

The incident occurred in Bajjarwad village under Kotwali police station limits on Sunday evening, he said.