Kolkata: A woman in West Bengal`s Malda district allegedly injured her four-year-old daughter while under the influence of alcohol, police said on Friday but termed "incorrect" and "exaggerated" the reports about her allegedly eating the baby`s flesh.
The 42-year-old mother, a resident of Gopalpur village in the district, had cut off tufts of the baby`s hair and injured her on the scalp.
"She injured the baby in a drunken condition. A police complaint has been lodged and she has been produced in court," said Dilip Karmakar, inspector-in-charge of English Bazar police station.
The baby has been admitted to the Malda Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) and her condition is "stable", said MA Rashid, hospital vice principal-cum-superintending officer.
Police said arrangements are being made for rehabilitation of the woman.
