A woman was arrested by the cops for burning her daughter, who is four years of age, with a hot spoon in Hyderabad. The 25-year-old woman apparently branded her daughter on different parts of the body, said Circle Inspector of Malakpet police station.

The police registered a case under Sections 326 and 354 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 79 of the Juvenile Justice Act. The woman was taken into custoday and then sent to judicial remand. However, the woman's partner is still at large. After she was rescued, the woman's daughter was The girl shifted to Sishu Vihar a rescue home at Amberpet.