As his wife woke up at around 4 am, the woman was shocked to see her baby missing and cried for help. | Photo Credit: Representative Image

Key Highlights Man buries daughter alive in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu Accused D Varadharajan was upset with birth of a baby girl This was Varadharajan's second bid on his daughter's life

Villupuram: In an incident that will shame humanity, a man buried his 17-day-old daughter alive in Athandamaruthur village of Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu.

Police have now arrested the 29-year-old accused, who is identified as D Varadharajan. The infant was buried by the accused near Thenpennai riverbed.

According to a report, this was Varadharajan's second bid on his daughter's life. Earlier, he tried to kill the baby when she was three-day-old, but his attempt was thwarted by his relatives.

The accused, who is a farmer, got married to a woman from Sundaresapuram village 15-month back. Varadharajan was reportedly upset after his wife gave birth to a daughter at a hospital in Puducherry.

On Tuesday night, the accused secretly took away the baby when her mother was asleep. The accused then dug a pit near Thenpennai river, 500-meter away from his home, and buried his daughter alive.

As his wife woke up at around 4 am, the woman was shocked to see her baby missing and cried for help. The couple's relatives and other villagers later alerted the police about the missing baby. After the accused confessed to his crime, the body of the infant was exhumed from the pit in the presence of police and other officials.

According to police, Varadharajan said he was confident of having a son and told her wife that if a girl child is born, he may not accept her.

Varadharajan has been booked under Section 302 (murder) and Section 315 (Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth) of Indian Penal Code (IPC). Police say further investigation is underway in the court.

In a similar incident reported from Karnataka, a man attacked his daughter with a hammer in a drunken state, injuring her hand. The incident took place in Hassan district of Karnataka on Tuesday (November 5).

While attacking the girl, the drunk father even sang KGF film songs. The accused has been identified as Prashant. The video of the attack has gone viral on social media.

Prashant is a coffee estate owner and has two daughters. Upset over not having a son, it is alleged that he used to regularly beat up his two daughters.

One of the daughters recorded the video of the attack and put it on social media. Meanwhile, Pro-Kannada groups have demanded the arrest of the accused.