Faridabad, Jan 23: A man has been taken into custody for the murder of his four-year-old daughter in Jharsentali village after she reportedly could not complete a counting exercise. The suspect, Krishna Jaiswal, was sent to one-day police remand by a local court on Friday following his arrest for the January 21 killing.
The tragedy unfolded during the day when Jaiswal was looking after his children. According to the police, the 31-year-old father became violent when the girl was unable to write numbers up to 50 as instructed. The suspect and his wife both worked for a private company, with their schedules split to ensure someone was always home with the children.
The child’s mother discovered the body upon her return from work in the evening and reported the incident to the police. Officers from the Sector-58 station registered an FIR and took the suspect into custody from the residence.
Investigators mentioned that the family had moved to Faridabad from Kheratiya village in Uttar Pradesh for work. The suspect was reportedly homeschooling the girl during his off-hours from his night shift duties.
“We have arrested the accused, who confessed to the murder of his daughter. We handed over the body to kin after the postmortem and are questioning the accused after taking him on police remand,” said Yashpal, the spokesperson for the Faridabad police.
The investigation continues as police seek to gather more details regarding the circumstances of the assault during the remand period.
