Ghaziabad, Feb 25 (PTI) A man here committed suicide after killing his two-year-old daughter following an altercation with his wife, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on Thursday night in the Vijaynagar area after Amit, who worked as a salesman at a petrol pump, returned home and had a heated argument with his wife Shivani over finances.

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He, along with his wife and daughter, slept in their room.

In the morning, when Shivani woke up, she found Amit and their daughter Bhoomika hanging with a rope, Circle Officer (City-1) Swatantra Singh said, adding that they had married three years ago.

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Police said the victim's wife said they were facing a financial crisis due to Amit's spending on liquor.

Shivani told police that Amit was pressuring her to search for a job to increase their income.

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