Man tries to kill minor daughter in Bhopal; arrested

The eight-year-old is admitted at the Hamidia hospital in a critical condition, while the father has been charged under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC

Published on: Jan 31, 2024, 08:54:23 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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The police have arrested a man for allegedly trying to kill his minor daughter by slitting her throat and dumping her in the bushes.

The eight-year-old is admitted at the Hamidia hospital in a serious condition, while the father, identified as Tej Singh Lodhi, has been charged under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code.

“Preeti is a daughter from Tej’s first wife. After the death of his first wife, he married another woman, who gave birth to a specially abled boy. He was upset due to his family situation, hence decided to kill his daughter,” additional deputy commissioner of police Riyaz Iqbal said.

“The incident took place near a wedding hall on Monday night at 10pm after he had taken her far from home asking her to go to his brother’s house. There, he smothered her mouth and slit her throat with a sharp-edged weapon and threw her near the bushes to die. The girl regained consciousness and came to the road bleeding from her neck and passersby informed the police,” a police official said.

Tej Singh belongs to Sagar and works at a tent house in Bhopal.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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