A murder case has been filed against the father of a three-year-old girl who died while sleeping in a pumping set room in Pratapgarh on Wednesday night. The girl’s uncle accused his brother of killing her under the influence of alcohol. Acting on his complaint, police registered a case and sent the body for the post-mortem examination, officials said.
On Friday morning, the girl’s mother, who arrived from Mumbai, also reached the police station and submitted a complaint of murder against her husband. Police returned her complaint, assuring her that it would be included in the case.
According to reports, Shekhar Nirmal, a resident of Ibrahimpur PD Chauraha Dhakwa under Aspur Devsara police station area, worked with a computer software firm in Mumbai. He had married Radhika Naidu after an affair, but a recent dispute led him to return home with his three-year-old daughter two weeks ago.
On Wednesday night, Shekhar came home allegedly in a drunken state and took the girl, who was asleep, to the pumping set room. His mother was sleeping in the verandah. Around 8am on Thursday, Shekhar called his sister-in-law to inform her that his daughter had died. Family members and locals accused Shekhar of murdering her. He absconded soon after the incident.
Meanwhile, Shekhar’s mother gave a written complaint to police, claiming the girl died of an electric shock. But late on Thursday night, police filed a murder case on the complaint of Shekhar’s elder brother Sushil Nirmal, who alleged that Shekhar would “go crazy” after consuming alcohol and must have killed his daughter.
{{/usCountry}}Meanwhile, Shekhar’s mother gave a written complaint to police, claiming the girl died of an electric shock. But late on Thursday night, police filed a murder case on the complaint of Shekhar’s elder brother Sushil Nirmal, who alleged that Shekhar would “go crazy” after consuming alcohol and must have killed his daughter.
{{/usCountry}}SHO Vijendra Singh said that based on Sushil Nirmal’s complaint, a murder case had been registered and police were searching for Shekhar.