Prakasam, February 5: Following a heated argument, a man killed his daughter in Kothapalem village of Thallur mandal in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district.

Speaking to ANI, Talluru Sub Inspector Ranganath said: "Police have received a report from Kothapalem VRO Yelamanda Rao about the incident and we have registered an FIR in the case under sections 302, 201 of IPC." Delhi: On Duty Police Constable Shoots Himself with Service Gun, Suicide Note Recovered.

According to the details he shared with ANI, 20-year-old Kota Vaishnavi was a resident of Kothapalem village and pursuing graduation from Harshini Degree College in Ongole. She was reportedly in love with a boy. Her father, Venkareddy, had been furious at something she did, but when the girl refused to listen to him, he strangled her in a fit of rage.

The Sub-Inspector further said that the girl was neither married nor eloped but her father did not approve of her relationship. The accused has been absconding since after the incident.

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