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Father kills daughter

By AT News |

In yet another bizarre incident, a man killed his one year old girl when he had a quarrel with his wife in Karbi Anglong district sending shockwaves across the state on Tuesday.

The incident took place at Topichang in the morning when Krishna Kalandi killed his one-year-old daughter Belmoti with a matchet after an altercation with his wife at his house. Later police nabbed Kalandi.

 

 

 

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