This Article is From Jul 27, 2013

Father kills 8-year-old daughter for disinterest in studying

Bangalore: A man has been arrested for allegedly beating his eight-year-old daughter to death in Bangalore for her disinterest in studies, police said.

The incident took place on Thursday night, when the accused Satyanarayan Singh allegedly beat her daughter with a roller.

According to police, the accused had recently brought back his daughter to the city from Shimoga where she was staying with her maternal grandparents after the death of his wife.

He said he would provide her a sound education.

Mr Singh, who had got married again a few years ago, had a dowry case registered against him following the death of his wife, but was recently acquitted.

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