Shocker: Man suspects wife’s character, kills 5-year-old daughter

A man allegedly strangulated his five-year-old daughter to death in Gujarat’s Anand district on Monday (January 25).

He killed his daughter after having arguments with his wife, whom he suspected of having an extramarital affair.

According to the police, the accused identified as Shailesh Padhiyar. Reportedly, the accused man took his daughter identified as Purvi to a farming field on the pretext of gathering firewood.

The man reportedly told the girl to sit near a canal and collect twigs. Thereafter, he tore the belt from the dress she was wearing and strangulated her with it, timesnownews.com reported.

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After killing her, Shailesh came back home and took his wife to a medic as her health condition was not good.

On returning home, the man asked his ailing wife about the daughter. When she failed to find her, he gathered villagers to search for his daughter. The body of the girl was later found in the search operation. Later, police were informed about the incident. During the investigation, police grew suspicious of Padhiyar’s involvement after examining CCTV footage and interrogating villagers. Subsequently, he was picked up for interrogation, according to a report by The Times of India.

Man confesses to crime:

During the interrogation, the accused finally confessed to the crime and said that he strangulated the child to death.

According to a police officer, Padhiyar and his wife used to have fights over suspicion of both having extramarital affairs. He also believed that Purvi was not his daughter. Due to this, he decided to kill the five-year-old girl.

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