India News | 19-year-old Girl Beaten to Death by Father in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 19-year-old girl was allegedly thrashed to death with sticks by his father in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Thursday evening, police said.
Jalpaiguri, May 26 (PTI) A 19-year-old girl was allegedly thrashed to death with sticks by his father in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Thursday evening, police said.
The incident happened in Thakurpath in Dhupguri police station area, they said.
It the heat of the moment, the man thrashed his daughter with sticks during an argument. Locals rescued her and took her to the Dhupguri rural hospital where doctors declared her dead, police said.
The father fled to a nearby forest but was handed over to the police by the locals, they said.
Also Read | Monsoon Onset Over Kerala Can Happen Anytime Till June 1, Says IMD.
Police said they are investigating the incident.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)