The woman identified as Afrin Shaikh first flung her daughters Aasma (4), Aasida (6) and Ruksana (2) into the river, but her eldest daughter Lali (9) broke away from her mother’s grip and rushed to inform her grandparents of what had happened. Afrin was living with her parents and daughters at Khatic Chawl in Daund.u00a0

According to the police, she was married to one Mohammed, and lived with him in Rajasthan. Three months ago, Aafrin allegedly had a domestic dispute with her husband and returned to her parent’s home in Daund.