Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Uttar Pradesh Man Arrested for Killing Daughter During Family Dispute
In a village in India, a 17-year-old girl named Sushma saw her father fighting with her aunt.
The aunt had gone to an old house to collect firewood, and she and Sushma's father started arguing.
Sushma's father got very angry and began hitting the aunt with a piece of wood.
Sushma tried to stop him and protect her aunt.
Instead, her father hit Sushma on the head with the wooden log.
Sushma was rushed to a hospital, but her injuries were too serious and she died.
Her aunt was also hurt and had to stay in the hospital for treatment.
Police found Sushma's father near a train station and arrested him.
Now the police have filed a case against him, and legal action is underway.
A 17-year-old girl, Sushma Yadav, was allegedly beaten to death by her father, Rajesh Yadav, in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh.
The incident occurred Wednesday evening in Vedmanpur village under Chauri police station limits.
Sushma was killed when she intervened to stop her father from assaulting her aunt, Rani Yadav, during a family dispute.
Rajesh Yadav allegedly struck Sushma on the head with a wooden log; she died in hospital while Rani was admitted for treatment.
The accused was arrested near Parsipur railway station on Thursday, and an FIR was registered under BNS Sections 105, 352 and 115(2).
- Who
- Rajesh Yadav, accused of beating his 17-year-old daughter Sushma Yadav to death; aunt Rani Yadav was injured, and police Superintendent Abhinav Tyagi reported the case.
- What
- A teenage girl was killed with a wooden log after intervening to stop her father from assaulting her aunt during a family dispute.
- When
- Wednesday evening; the accused was arrested on Thursday, with the report dated Aug 6.
- Where
- Vedmanpur village under Chauri police station limits, Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Sushma stepped in to save her aunt from the assault, after which she was allegedly struck in a fit of rage.
- Victim
- Sushma Yadav, 17
- Accused
- Rajesh Yadav (victim's father)
- Injured
- Rani Yadav (victim's aunt)
- Incident location
- Vedmanpur village, Bhadohi (UP)
- Incident date
- Wednesday evening; report published Aug 6
- FIR sections
- 105, 352, 115(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
- Complainant
- Santosh Yadav (Rani Yadav's husband)
- Arrest location
- Near Parsipur railway station