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India Today
a day ago
- India Today
Indian-origin doctor arrested for killing 4-year-old daughter in Florida
An Indian-origin doctor, Neha Gupta, was arrested for allegedly killing her four-year-old daughter in South Florida. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday (US time) the arrest of the 36-year-old paediatrician from Oklahoma City in connection with her daughter's death and staging it to appear as an accidental drowning on June remains in custody and is awaiting extradition to Miami-Dade County, where she is set to face a first-degree murder charge, according to was on vacation in El Portal village in Miami with her daughter, Aria Talathi, when she dialled 911 at around 3.30 am on June 27 about a drowning in the pool at their short-term rental, the New York Post reported, citing the Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office. Upon arrival at the scene, officers and fire rescue personnel found the 4-year-old unresponsive in the pool, promptly removed her, and began administering CPR. She was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Centre, where she was pronounced Neha Gupta did her MBBS from Netaji S Chandra Bose Medical College in Madhya Pradesh in 2012, according to Doximity, a digital platform for medical 'TRIED TO STAGE' HER DAUGHTER'S DEATH AS ACCIDENTAL DROWNINGGupta told detectives they (she and her daughter) had dinner at around 9 pm after spending the day at the beach and riding jet skis, then went to bed together in the master bedroom around 12.30 am, the New York Post reportedly told investigators that she woke up around 3.20 am after hearing an unusual sound coming from the backyard. Upon checking, she found her daughter in the pool. She attempted to save the child for approximately 10 minutes before dialling 911, according to the what first seemed like a tragedy soon turned out to be something far more said the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office performed an autopsy on Aria on June 29, according to a report in a US-based news outlet, Local 10 News.A doctor concluded the child's lungs and stomach did not contain water, ruling out drowning as the cause of death, the report stated that she is currently in custody and awaiting transfer to Miami-Dade County, where she will face a charge of first-degree GUPTA WAS IN A CUSTODY BATTLE FOR HER DAUGHTERGupta and her ex-husband were in the middle of a custody battle, and the child's father didn't know she was visiting from Oklahoma and staying at the rental home in El Portal, a village just north of Miami city limits where the alleged drowning happened, CBS the University of Oklahoma, where Gupta worked as a physician, told CBS News Miami that she was removed from patient care duties and terminated from her role on May attempted to conceal the killing of the "deceased victim" by staging an accidental drowning within the swimming pool of a rental property, said her arrest document.- Ends
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
Evidence, footage, autopsy results: Indian origin pediatrician kills her 4-year-old daughter in US; stages death to look like drowning
Representative image(Danny generated) Neha Gupta, a 36-year-old Oklahoma pediatrician, is accused of murdering her 4-year-old daughter, Aria Talathi in Florida. Additionally, she tried to show as if her daughter drowned in the swimming pool and died, as reported by New York post. They had gone to El Portal on a vacation, where according to the Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office, she had called 911 on June 27th at around 3:30 am, complaining that her daughter had drowned in the pool at the place that they had rented. After the officers and fire rescue reached the scene, they saw the little girl not moving, still inside the pool, so they, quickly took her out and started giving CPR, according to Local 10 News. They then took her to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center, where she was declared dead. Gupta told the detectives that they had dinner at around 9 pm after coming back from the beach and riding jet skis, and then went off to sleep at around 12:30 am. At around 3:20 am, a noise from the backyard reportedly caused Gupta to wake up. According to her statement, there was a 10 minute attempt to save her daughter, despite not knowing how to swim, before calling 911. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo On the same day, she went to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office headquarters with her lawyer and gave her recorded statement. However, it was revealed later that what at first looked like drowning was something even more unsettling. An autopsy was conducted and it revealed that there was no water in the lungs or stomach of the child. But, they discovered that she had injuries in her mouth and cheeks. The medical examiner also found out that she died because of 'asphyxiation by smothering', according to local 10 news. The medical examiner said that the girl was first killed and then placed in the water, and also that her stomach was empty, that contradicted the mother's statement that they had dinner at 9 pm. Miami homicide detectives, said evidence ,including the autopsy report and the cctv footage and consulting with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, was good enough for them to accept that all of this was staged and make a search warrant. After getting the warrant, they got to know that Gupta has already left for her home state. The Miami-Dade police detectives then went to Oklahoma City on Wednesday and took the help of Oklahoma City Police Department's Homicide Unit and the US Marshals to grt to gupta, and they did find her and arrest her. Neha Gupta is currently awaiting extradition to Miami-Dade County, where she faces a first-degree murder charge. Following her arrest, Gupta's lawyer, Richard Cooper, expressed disappointment with the handling of the case. 'I'm disappointed that the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office succumbed to pressure and rushed to judgment,' Cooper told Local 10. 'As a result, a grieving mother who just lost her daughter is in jail. We look forward to a full investigation which will uncover the truth of the matter.' Prior to Gupta's arrest, homicide detectives uncovered details about a bitter custody battle taking place in Oklahoma between Gupta and her ex-husband, Dr Saurabh Talathi, according to the Miami Herald. Talathi informed investigators that he was unaware Gupta had taken their daughter out of state. Court records obtained by the Herald describe the custody dispute as 'highly contentious,' involving 'aggressive tactics' and 'protracted proceedings,' as stated by an attorney involved in the case. The couple filed for divorce in 2022, with the divorce being finalized in an Oklahoma court in 2024. However, a judge denied Gupta's request for sole custody of their child. Gupta had also received a temporary protective order against Talathi, alleging domestic violence. The order was later dismissed after investigators were unable to substantiate her claim. In addition, a judge ordered Gupta to pay Talathi $79,000 for attorney's fees. Talathi's lawyers have recently filed to garnish Gupta's wages or property, the Herald reported. Around this time, Gupta, a licensed pediatrician at Oklahoma Children's Hospital, was terminated from her position.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Yahoo
Florida Woman Arrested After Being Accused of Throwing Coffee at Airport Staffer Calls Her a 'Liar': 'The Coffee Fell'
The woman who was arrested at Miami International Airport after she and her fiancé allegedly attempted to force their way onto a flight — and later, were accused of throwing coffee at one of the airport staffers during the scuffle — is speaking out in self-defense. In an interview on Tuesday, March 4, with CBS News Miami after her release from jail, the woman, Beatriz Rapoport De Campos Maia, said, "Nobody threw coffee. The coffee fell." "The lady who said I threw it was a liar. It just dropped on the floor," she added of the incident, which occurred the morning of Sunday, March 2. "I am not crazy. We would not throw coffee. Coffee, I drink," De Campos Maia's fiancé, Rafael Seirafe-Novaes, told CBS News Miami after their release. PEOPLE reached out to Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office and Miami International Airport for comment, but they did not immediately respond. The couple reportedly ran late for their flight to Cancún when they allegedly attempted to force themselves through security to get onto the aircraft, the Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office said in a statement to PEOPLE on Monday, March 3. In a clip shared to social media, at least five officers appear to attempt to restrain Seirafe-Novaes. One of the two suspects was accused of throwing coffee at one of the airport staffers during the scuffle, a representative from the Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office told PEOPLE. The incident concluded with Seirafe-Novaes being escorted in handcuffs to a police car on the tarmac, as seen in the video footage shared. De Campos Maia and Seirafe-Novaes were both charged with two counts of battery and trespassing on property after warning, according to their booking reports. Seirafe-Novaes received an added charge of resisting arrest. The American Airlines Flight 2494 to Mexico was delayed as a result of the incident. It was scheduled to depart Miami at 9:01 a.m. ET and arrive in Cancún at 10:56 a.m. ET, but ultimately departed at 9:10 a.m. ET and arrived at 11:22 a.m. ET. 'Prior to boarding American Airlines flight 2494 from Miami (MIA) to Cancun (CUN), law enforcement responded to the gate for two disruptive customers,' a spokesperson for the airline told PEOPLE in a statement on Tuesday. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. 'Acts of violence are not tolerated by American Airlines and we are committed to working closely with law enforcement in their investigation," the statement added. Committing acts of intentional violence in an international airport is a federal crime, per the U.S. Department of Justice, punishable with a fine of up to $250,000 and 20 years in prison. PEOPLE also reached out to American Airlines for comment on the couple's post-release statements, but they did not immediately respond. Read the original article on People
