46-year-old arrested for killing minor daughter in MP’s Chhatarpur: Police

A 46-year-old man was arrested for killing his minor daughter in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur city, police said. Police added that the postmortem report confirmed death was due to strangulation against claims of suicide her father. (Representative photo) A resident of Bamhori, Shivnath Prajapati confessed to the murder on Thursday and said he strangulated his daughter to death as he had seen her with a villager on February 25. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. Chhatarpur superintendent of police Amit Sanghi said, “Prajapati had filed the missing complaint of his 15-year-old daughter on February 26 at Prakash Bamhori police station. On March 5, police found a body of a girl, which was stuffed in a sack, from the well of a farmer.” Prajapati identified the body as his daughter and claimed she had died suicide and to cover up his wrongdoing, he threw the body in a well, a police officer said. Also Read:55-year-old farmer found murdered in Kapurthala village Police added that the postmortem report confirmed death was due to strangulation against claims of suicide made the minor girl’s father. “On February 25, he saw the girl with a villager. The man had an argument with his minor daughter after which he strangled her with scarf. He tried to make it look like an act of suicide but failed to do so. He later threw the body stuffing in a sack,” the police officer added. If you need support or know someone who does, please reach out to your nearest mental health special. Helplines: Aasra: 022 2754 6669; Sneha India Foundation: +914424640050 and Sanjivini: 011-24311918 Roshni Foundation (Secunderabad) Contact numbers: 040-66202001, 040-66202000, ONE LIFE: Contact No: 78930 78930, SEVA: Contact No: 09441778290