Pratapgarh (UP), Apr 23 (PTI) Police on Thursday said they arrested a man in Kohandaur village for allegedly killing his daughter with an axe after an argument about why she hadn’t cooked dinner.
Station House Officer Dhananjay Rai said police arrested the accused, Ram Lal, near his house in Gaura Atrasand village and recovered the axe and stick used in the crime.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (City) Prashant Raj Hooda said police recovered the 30-year-old woman’s body on Wednesday near their house and identified her as Sonam, a resident of Tala village under Kandhai police station.
She had come to her parental home a day earlier.
In a complaint, Sonam’s husband Ajay Kumar alleged that his father-in-law killed her under the influence of alcohol. Based on the complaint, police registered a case against Lal.
During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed to the crime.
He told police that after bringing his daughter home on Tuesday, he sold his crops, got some money and consumed alcohol.
“Later that night, he argued with her over food. When he returned home drunk, he asked his daughter if she had prepared dinner. Upset with his acts, she responded, ‘For whom should I cook when her father was out drinking?’” a police official said, citing probe findings.
“Enraged, he assaulted her with a stick and later attacked her with an axe,” the official said.
He also attempted to conceal evidence by cleaning bloodstains and hiding her sari, according to police.
Police said they have sent the accused to jail and an investigation is underway. PTI COR KIS ASD ASD
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