15-month-old dies of malnutrition in MP, mother says 'in-laws said she's a girl, let her die'
A 15-month-old died of alleged malnutrition in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri, with doctors admitting that her family was regularly advised to admit the child to the Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre (NRC). The girl's mother claimed her in-laws refused to get her treated as she was a girl. "They said let her die, she is just a daughter," the deceased's mother said.