Toddler beheaded by father

A toddler was allegedly beheaded by her father in Badarkha village under Jahangirabad police station area, police said on Thursday.

A toddler was allegedly beheaded by her father in Badarkha village under Jahangirabad police station area, police said on Thursday.

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The incident took place last evening when Tohsin (32) beheaded his eighteen-month-old daughter Zoya, who was crying for milk, they said.

As the accused was on his way to dump the toddler's headless body in a village pond, he was caught by villagers and handed over to the police, Station House Officer (SHO) Harish Bhadoriya said.

Following a complaint by the girl's uncle Mehruddin, an FIR has been lodged, police said, adding that the accused has been arrested.