India, April 8 -- A two-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her mother, who later attempted suicide, following a domestic dispute in Surya Vihar Colony in Sector 9, Gurugram, police said on Tuesday.

The incident came to light on Monday evening when the woman's 31-year-old husband returned home early after she stopped responding to his calls. Police said he had asked her to let him speak to their daughter over the phone but received no response thereafter.

A senior police officer said the man reached home around 4.30pm, nearly two hours before his scheduled time, and found the door locked from inside. "He gathered the neighbours and broke open the door. The wife was lying on the floor while the daughter was unconscious on a bed," the...