In a shocking incident, a man killed his daughter after he found her talking to a boy on the phone on Saturday morning.

The deceased, T Chandrika, was a pharmacy student in a private college. She came home on Thursday to celebrate her birthday with family which was on the next day.

The incident was reported in Thotaravulapadu village of Andhra Pradesh which has left the entire area in shock.

The girl was in love with her classmate and had told the family about her wish to marry him. However, the family was against their relationship and the girl was warned saying, 'this affair will bring a bad name to the family.'

On Saturday, the father found her talking to the boy over the phone which angered him. He smashed Chandrika's phone on the ground and then hit her with the handle of an axe, which led to her death.

Police have registered a case against the culprit. The investigation has started and a statement of Chandrika's mother has been recorded.

The father is a farmer by profession. He was taken into custody soon after the complaint was registered.