A 27-year-old man allegedly killed one of his three daughters, a one-year-old, by burying her alive in a pit in an agricultural field in Washim district of Maharashtra following fight with his wife, police said on Saturday. The accused Suresh Ghughe was arrested on Saturday, a day after the incident in Wadi-Wakad village in Risod tehsil.
The accused Ghughe used to beat his wife Kaveri as the couple has three daughters, the youngest being one-year-old, said Washim superintendent of police Bachchan Singh.
He said the accused used to beat his wife suspecting her character.
The couple lives in a field near the village.
"On Friday evening, the accused attacked his wife with a belt and tried to strangle her. She, however, ran away to her relatives. Enraged, Ghughe took his daughter to the field, dig a pit and buried her alive. When his wife came back, she raised an alarm," Singh said.
A case of murder and attempt to murder was registered against the accused Ghughe for burying his daughter and attacking his wife.
“This is a very heinous crime. Not only the accused man has killed his toddler daughter girl but also tried to murder his wife. He has been arrested by Risod police," the SP added.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Maharashtra NEET UG Counselling 2024 Registration Starts, Check Deadline, Key Details Former Bank Of Maharashtra Manager Missing After Rs 17 Crore Scam Surfaces In Kerala Man Bites Off Part Of Father's Thumb During Argument Over Property Near Mumbai: Cops Life On Earth Originates From One Ancestor, Older Than Previously Believed Send Reports Every 2 Hours: Centre To States On Kolkata Horror Protests Villagers Try To Drive Away Elephant With Spiked Rods, Fireballs. It Dies 2 Killed In West Bank Strike, Israel Says It Targeted "Terrorist Cell'' 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Russia, Several Aftershocks Recorded Prohibitory Orders In Kolkata Amid Protests Over Doctor's Rape-Murder Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.