In a harrowing incident, a father allegedly killed his five-year-old daughter after hitting her with an iron table in Vastral area of ​​Gujarat on Tuesday (October 29), police officials said.

The girl was conceived through IVF after her parents waited 15 years to have a child.

The incident occurred when the accused, Dilip Kushwah, was arguing with his wife Asha, according to the FIR lodged at the Ramol police station. The argument quickly turned into violence and the boy began screaming for help.

According to the complaint, Dilip allegedly grabbed a curtain rod and began assaulting his wife first. When the girl tried to intervene, he allegedly hit her in the face and head with an iron table.

“The girl’s mother lodged a complaint and Dilip has been arrested,” said Krunal Desai, deputy commissioner of police (I Division).

The defendant faces charges including murder, attempted murder, voluntarily causing harm and causing serious harm with a weapon.

Asha Kushwah, 30, resides at Vinayak Park Society in Vastral and works as a tailor, according to the case details. In her complaint, she said that she and Dilip had been married for about 20 years.

After 15 years without children, the couple opted for IVF treatment at a hospital in Nikol in 2018 and became parents to a daughter. However, two years after the couple had their first child, a daughter, Dilip started behaving strangely. Like wondering why they should spend money on the girl since she wasn’t their daughter.

This allegedly sparked a dispute between the couple.

According to the FIR, Dilip had been staying away from Asha and her daughter for the last seven months.

On Tuesday morning, the day of the incident, Asha returned after throwing away the garbage when she found Dilip in the house and asked him why he had come.

“Agitated, Dilip started hitting me on the face. He then took a steel curtain rod and hit me on the head and other parts of the body. When my daughter started screaming, he hit her with an iron table, causing her to fall. the bed,” the complaint states.

When Asha started screaming, as mentioned later in the complaint, Dilip chased her into the kitchen and hit her with an iron stool, intending to kill her. Hearing the noise, neighbors gathered at the house and Dilip fled. Asha is currently undergoing treatment at LG Hospital.

(With contributions from agencies)