Man suspects wife's fidelity, kills his 5-yr daughter

A painting worker killed his five-year-old daughter on her birthday suspecting his wife’s fidelity, in a forest area near BGS Hospital close to Kengeri Road on Thursday noon.

The police have identified the deceased as Lakshmi, the daughter of Lokesh (30) and his wife Mahadevi. Lokesh, who was arrested on the same evening, has confessed to the crime. Mahadevi works as a domestic help and on Thursday she did not go to work since it was Lakshmi’s birthday. Lokesh, who came home from work by around 1 pm wanted to take Lakshmi out for buying her gifts.

However, Mahadevi forbid him from doing so and went for a shower. By the time she returned, Lokesh had disappeared with the girl. Police said that Lokesh choked Lakshmi to death with his hands in the dense forest area near BGS Hospital and fled the spot.

Mahadevi searched for Lokesh and the girl in the vicinity of her house, but in vain and approached the police finally. She told the police that her husband might have taken the girl with him. The police managed to trace Lokesh to a bar where he was consuming liquor and took him to police station for interrogation.

A senior police officer said that during questioning, Lokesh confessed to the crime and showed the spot where he had left the body. “Lokesh claimed that Mahadevi was having an extra-marital affair for the past one year. He suspected that Lakshmi was not his daughter,” the officer said.  Mahadevi said that Lokesh was  addicted to liquor.DH News Service