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Father arrested in Bihar over daughter’s killing; body search continues
Police in Madhepura district in Bihar arrested a father accused of killing his 15-year-old daughter.
Investigators say he was angry about her relationship with a boy from their village.
He allegedly killed her while she was asleep, put her body in a sack and threw it into a river.
He later reported her missing, saying she had gone to cut grass and not returned.
Police say the girl’s younger sister helped reveal what happened after family members gave conflicting accounts.
The body and suspected weapon have not been found, and search efforts are continuing.
Police are also investigating whether anyone else helped hide the body.
Police in Madhepura district, Bihar, arrested a father accused of killing his 15-year-old daughter and throwing her body into a river.
Police say the girl’s younger sister told them that her father killed her because he was angry about her relationship with a boy.
The father had reported his daughter missing on 11 October, saying she had gone to collect grass and had not returned.
Police are searching the river for the girl’s body and the weapon allegedly used in the killing.
- Who
- Police arrested the girl’s father, identified as Dinesh Kumar Yadav in some reports and Dinesh Yadav in another. The victim was his 15-year-old daughter.
- What
- He is accused of killing her and disposing of her body in a river. The body has not been found.
- When
- The killing reportedly happened on the night of 7 October, or overnight on 7–8 October. The father reported her missing on 11 October.
- Where
- Gorraha village in the Shankarpur police station area of Madhepura district, Bihar. Police say the body was thrown into the Beharari River.
- Why
- Police say he was angry about his daughter’s relationship with a boy; one report says he feared shame or dishonour.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The girl was allegedly killed at home while she was sleeping.
Her father reported her missing, saying she had gone to collect grass.
Police questioned family members, and the girl’s younger sister told them that her father had killed her.
Police had arrested the father and were searching the river for the body and the alleged weapon.
- Victim
- 15-year-old girl
- Accused
- Her father, identified as Dinesh Kumar Yadav or Dinesh Yadav
- Village
- Gorraha, Shankarpur area, Madhepura district, Bihar
- Missing-person report
- 11 October
- Search
- River search ongoing; body and alleged weapon not recovered
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