Her father Umar Farook is being charged with murder, police said. Afreen, who had suffered brain haemorrhage and had bite marks on several parts of her body as well as burn injuries, died at 11.10 am. shortly after suffering a cardiac arrest, doctors at Vani Vilas hospital said.

The baby had been admitted to the hospital late Saturday, a day after her 19-year-old mother Reshma Banu noticed the injuries. She told police that her husband did not allow her to take the baby immediately to the hospital. Farook (25), was arrested late Sunday on a complaint from Reshma Bhanu and was charged with attempted murder.