Gorakhpur: A man strangled his two years old daughter and handed the body to his elder daughter on Monday morning in a village under Chiluatal police station area of Gorakhpur district.
Police registered a case against the man on the complaint of his wife, who works at a brick kiln at Baijnathpur, and arrested the accused who was caught and thrashed by locals.
Police said the accused Ramesh of Mahatbarwa Jangli Tola under Gulriha police station had married Indu, daughter of Vijayi of Peeru Shaheed, Manbela Tola.
Ramesh was a drunkard and used to beat Indu, so she went to her father, who works at a brick kiln at Baijnathpur, with her children Kajal (8), Prince (5), Shreya (2), and started working there.