The police in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district have arrested a woman for allegedly killing her 10-month-old son because she wanted a daughter, PTI reported on Monday. The infant’s body was found in the veranda of the woman’s house. The police have charged her with murder.

The woman, Vedika Erande, filed a complaint about her “missing” son on Saturday in the Bidkin police station. She said the child had possibly been abducted, a police official said. The incident took place in Paithankheda village.

“A few hours after the complaint was filed, a police dog, on Sunday evening, zeroed in on the child lying dead inside a drum filled with water in the veranda of Vedika’s house,” Assistant Inspector Pandit Sonawane of Bidkin police station told PTI.

“Since the death looked suspicious, we questioned Vedika and another relative,” he said. “The accused’s answers were unconvincing. It was revealed during questioning that Vedika killed the 10-month-old boy. She told us that she already has an elder son and was expecting a daughter. This is the reason behind her committing this act, she has told us.”