A 55-year-old woman allegedly killed her 35-year-old daughter-in-law as she felt that her son was drifting away from her by smashing an iron flower pot on her head multiple times in Vasai on Sunday. Anandi's elder son Rohan Mane and Ria — both were working in Texas and had returned to India on December 1 after living in the United States for six years.

Police said the deceased, Ria Mane was sleeping in her room with her 6-month-old baby, when the accused, Anandi Mane entered the bedroom and smashed an iron flower pot on her head multiple times until she was dead and later she surrendered herself. Anandi's elder son Rohan Mane and Ria — both were working in Texas and both had returned to India on December 1 after working in the US for six years.