A father killed his own 3yrs old daughter

Jharkhand, May 04: The Police have arrested a father, who has killed his own 3-year old daughter at Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

While coming to details, The accused, Shankar Ray was a farmer, who has decided to kill his child, just because of being a girl child.He feared that his wife would give birth to a girl again.

The gruesome incident has occurred at Kurkuri village in Nirsa Block, Dhanbad, in the wee hours of Monday, said the police.

The accused Shankar, resident of Maniyadih village in Tundi block, visited his in-laws on Saturday where his 20-year-old wife Jyotsna was staying with the child, the officer said.

At night time , he affectionately asked his three-year-old daughter to sleep beside him in the courtyard. Later, he strangled her in the wee hours during her asleep, police said.

"Right from the day of her birth, he has been trying to kill her. For safety of the girl, I deserted my in-law's house and have been living with my younger brother for last three years as both my parents have passed away," said Jyotsna.

Shankar and Jyotsna's got marriage in 2011. After birth of the daughter, he got disillusioned with his wife.

However, he had been continued to visit her at her brother's place, Jyotsna's relatives told reporters.

A police team has been sent to Maniyadih village to arrest the father, said the police.