Man kills daughter after meal is delayed

Aman in Bihar killed his only daughter, allegedly after his wife took a long time to cook the mutton he wanted to eat.

Police said the accused, Shobha Lal Sharma, a resident of Amour block in eastern Bihar’s Purnia district, brought home meat from the market on Thursday and asked his wife to cook it.

Employed outside the state, he had returned home only recently to attend a festival. But their little daughter insisted on buying some food items from the market, and his wife rushed out to get them, apparently delaying the cooking of the mutton.

Tried to flee

In a fit of rage, Sharma grabbed the four-year-old and threw her on the floor headfirst, wounding her critically. Sensing the gravity of the situation, he took her to the local hospital, but she was declared dead on arrival.

The accused tried to flee but was caught, and villagers handed him over to police.

“The man had a heated exchange with his wife when she didn’t cook the mutton by 1pm yesterday [Thursday]. In a fit of rage, he caught the daughter and slammed her head on the floor,” a police official, told media yesterday.

Sharma has been arrested and is being held in custody.