Man kills minor daughter over love affair in Bihar

PATNA: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly strangled to death by her father at Badgama village under the Sono police station area in Jamui district on Thursday because she had a love affair with a youth of another village. Police have arrested the man, Ravi Rajak, on charges of killing his daughter
“After being arrested, the man admitted that he killed his daughter,” Jhajha SDPO Bhaskar Ranjan said.
“During interrogation, Rajak admitted that he dumped the body of his daughter in a field near Simraghat forest. Police later exhumed the body from there and sent it to the sadar hospital at Jamui for post-mortem,” the SDPO added.
Some locals had informed the police that Rajak’s daughter was missing for the last two days. She had a love affair with a youth of Dahiari village, which had made her parents angry. “The postmortem report is awaited,” the SDPO said.
Two hurt in firing: One Birendra Kumar and a passerby suffered bullet injuries when a gang of criminals opened fire near Bazar Samiti under the Barh police station area in Patna district on Thursday. The victims were rushed to the Barh referral hospital from where they were referred to Patna Medical College and Hospital for treatment.
Police said the reason behind the murderous attack on Birendra, stated to be the husband of a ward member of Sahri panchayat, was yet to be ascertained. The daylight incident sent shockwaves among local residents, who demanded immediate arrest of the criminals.
Earlier on Wednesday night, a group of armed criminals had shot dead a youth and injured his sister in their house at Indranagar under the Kankarbagh police station area in the state capital. Police said the deceased, Sanjay Kumar alias Lala, had criminal antecedents.
The deceased’s sister is undergoing treatment at the PMCH where her condition is stated to be critical. City SP (east) Jitendra Kumar rushed to the spot and inquired into the incident. Old enmity is stated to be the reason behind the incident.