The man was suspicious about her character

A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his 13-year-old daughter as he was suspicious about her “character” and opposed to her “hobby of singing” in Nalgonda district of Telangana, the police said on Tuesday.

The mother of the deceased has also been arrested for allegedly causing evidence to disappear.

The incident occurred in Tiredu village under the Chintapally mandal of the district on September 15, when the accused, Chinna Narasimha, allegedly banged his daughter’s head against the wall of their house, causing her death.

He then allegedly doused the body of the girl with kerosene and set it on fire, a police official said.

According to Nampally Circle Inspector Bala Gangi Reddy, Narasimha was against his daughter, a Class 7 student, taking up singing as a career.

“The girl was an aspiring singer, but her father was opposed to it. Around two weeks ago, he had quarrelled with her over singing. He always kept a watch on her,” the inspector said.

On the fateful day, the girl had returned home from school and as the door was locked, left her schoolbag outside and gone to her uncle’s house.

In the meantime, Narasimha and his wife Lingamma returned. “After noticing that his daughter was not in the house but her bag was there, Narasimha started looking for her. He then spotted her talking to someone. He brought her back home and quizzed her about the person. When the girl replied to him in an arrogant manner, he caught her by the neck and banged her against the wall, which caused her death,” Mr. Reddy said. Narasimha then doused the girl’s body in kerosene and set it ablaze, he added.

During investigation, the couple initially stuck to their stand that their daughter took her own life. “However, they later admitted to have killed the girl,” Reddy said.