Kerala toddler's death exposes alleged month-long abuse

Kerala police arrested 21-year-old Akhila and her live-in partner Ashkar after the death of one-and-a-half-year-old Arshid in Panavoor near Thiruvananthapuram. NDTV reported that the post-mortem found internal bleeding from sustained beatings, while investigators documented 51 injuries and said relatives questioned Ashkar's claim that the child had choked on food. Police reconstruction now shapes the case.