Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Daughter, Lover Arrested in Uttar Pradesh Father’s Killing
Police in Uttar Pradesh arrested a daughter and her alleged lover after her father died.
The man was identified as Krishna and was 50 years old.
Police said Krishna did not approve of their relationship.
He allegedly found them near a canal and began hitting them with a stick.
The pair allegedly took the stick and attacked him with its attached sickle.
They then allegedly left him unconscious and went home.
His family later searched for him when he did not return.
Police said the case was connected to the relationship and registered a criminal complaint.
A 50-year-old man identified as Krishna was allegedly killed in Ramwapur Tiwari village, Basti.
Police said Krishna’s daughter and her lover allegedly attacked him with a sickle attached to a stick.
The incident allegedly followed Krishna finding the pair together and opposing their relationship.
Krishna’s family searched for him after he failed to return home and learned about the attack.
An FIR was registered at Dubaulia police station, and both accused were arrested.
- Who
- Krishna, a 50-year-old man, was allegedly killed; his daughter and her lover were arrested.
- What
- Krishna was allegedly attacked with a sickle attached to a stick and later died.
- When
- The incident took place on Friday; the arrests were reported on August 23.
- Where
- Ramwapur Tiwari village in Basti, Uttar Pradesh, under Dubaulia police station.
- Why
- Police said the alleged killing was linked to Krishna’s opposition to his daughter’s relationship and efforts to arrange her marriage elsewhere.
- Deceased
- Krishna, aged 50
- Accused
- The deceased’s daughter and her alleged lover
- Location
- Ramwapur Tiwari village, Basti, Uttar Pradesh
- Alleged weapon
- A sickle attached to a stick
- Police station
- Dubaulia police station
- Case status
- An FIR was registered and both accused were arrested
- Police official
- Basti Superintendent of Police Yashveer Singh