Mohan (L); Priyanka (R)BENGALURU: The investigation into the death of five-year-old Vennela took a fresh turn with the arrest of her mother, Priyanka, as per a report by PTI.According to the report, the 39-year-old advocate was arrested from a farmhouse in Sakleshpur on Thursday. This comes days after she and her live-in partner, Mohan G, were booked on charges of murder based on a complaint filed by the child's father.Her live-in partner, who is the prime accused in the case, was arrested earlier.The child, Vennela, was found dead on March 25, police said. Following the case registered on June 4 at Kadugodi police station, Priyanka left Bengaluru. She initially went to Mysuru before moving to Sakleshpur in an attempt to evade arrest, they added.According to a senior police official, during the investigation, Mohan allegedly confessed to killing the child by assaulting and smothering her inside the car.Investigators are now questioning Priyanka about the circumstances leading to the child's death, the motive behind the murder, and whether she was also part of the conspiracy.As per the news agency PTI report, police are also probing if Priyanka's alleged dissatisfaction with her daughter's complexion may have been a factor in the motive behind the murder.PTI reported that the girl's father, in his complaint, alleged that Priyanka gave contradictory accounts of the events leading up to Vennela's death. While she initially claimed the child had eaten biryani on the night of March 24 and was found dead the next morning, she later allegedly told him that Vennela had been left asleep in an air-conditioned car while she and Mohan celebrated her birthday at a cafe in Kolar, and was found dead the following day after being brought home.The father approached police suspecting that the accused had intentionally killed the child and attempted to destroy evidence. Further investigation is underway.(With inputs from PTI)