Nanded (Maharashtra): A man in Maharashtra's Nanded was arrested on the charges of killing his 16-year-old daughter and later destroying evidence by cremating her body in the fields. The shocking incident took place on August 2. However, the mother of the deceased lodged a complaint on August 9, following which a case was booked. According to the complainant, the man killed his daughter because she wanted to marry a youth against his wish.
The arrested man has been identified as Annarao Govind Rathod, a resident of Manutanda near Krishnawadi in Mukhed taluka of Nanded district. The deceased was identified as Shamka Annarao Rathod. According to the mother's complaint, Shamka was in a relationship with a relative from Rajura Tanda in Mukhed taluka. Annarao Govind told his daughter that the youth was not good enough for her and he promised to find a better match for her.
The woman in her complaint further said that despite her father's strong opposition to this relationship, Shamka remained determined to marry the young man. In a fit of rage, Annarao Govind Rathod slit his daughter's throat using a sickle used for sugar cane cutting. Hearing her cries for help, Shamka's mother rushed to the room and found her motionless body lying in a pool of blood. The accused then forced his wife to not tell anyone about the incident and falsely claim that the girl died by suicide.