After frequent arguments with his partner, whom he accused of having an extramarital affair, a man purportedly strangled his five-year-old daughter to death. The incident occurred on Monday in Mujkuva village in Gujarat’s Anand district (January 25)
The accused, identified as Shailesh Padhiyar, took the child, identified as Purvi, according to the police. On the pretext of collecting firewood for a farming area. He told her to sit next to the canal and pick up twigs. He ripped the belt out of the dress she was wearing shortly afterwards, and strangled her with it. He came back home after this and took his wife to a doctor as she was unwell.
Kidnapping story to mislead everyone
Padhiyar asked his ailing wife about her daughter upon returning home. He gathered villagers to hunt for her when she failed to locate her. The search ended with the recovery of the body of the boy, after which the police were notified. After reviewing CCTV footage and interrogating villagers, police became suspicious of Padhiyar’s involvement. He was subsequently picked up for investigation, acc.
Man confesses to murder
The accused broke down during the questioning and admitted to having strangulated the child to death. Padhiyar and his wife used to have fights over suspicion of both having extramarital affairs. His wife had once told him in a fit of rage that Purvi was not his daughter. His skepticism has only been greater since then,” the report quoted a senior police officer as saying.”
Another incident
This comes after a Madhya Pradesh resident was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his 10-year-old daughter repeatedly in a village under the Dhabi police station in the Kota district of Rajasthan for three to four months.
On Thursday last week, the incident came to the fore when the village sarpanch informed the police, after which a police team reached the spot and rescued the girl along with her two younger siblings.
