Ludhiana, A local court on Thursday awarded death sentence to a woman who murdered her neighbour's two-and-a-half-year-old girl in 2021.

On April 12, the court of District and Sessions Judge Munish Singhal had convicted Neelam (30) for the murder of Dilrose Kaur.

The court announced its verdict on Thursday, government lawyer B Gupta said.

The girl was murdered here in Salem Tabri area on 28 November 2021. The woman had some dispute with the girl's parents. He had kidnapped her on his scooter and buried her alive by digging a pit in the area.

A case was registered in this regard at Salemtabari police station.