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NEW DELHI: A five-year-old girl died after her father slapped her several times in northeast Delhi’s Seelampur on Saturday. The father, who was drunk at the time of the incident, has been arrested.

DCP (northeast) Atul Kumar Thakur said the accused, Anil Raja, has been booked for murder. Raja, a daily wage labourer, lived with his wife and daughter. On Saturday evening, he came home drunk and started thrashing his wife after an argument. Saloni tried to stop him.

In a fit of rage, Raja slapped Saloni thrice, after which she started bleeding from the nose. He panicked and took her to hospital where she was declared dead. The hospital authorities informed the police.



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