Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Oct 29 A 16-year-old girl was killed allegedly by her father with a sharp-edged weapon in a village here on Thursday, police said.
The motive behind the killing is yet to be ascertained.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Rural) Narinder Singh said police received information around 7 am that Amarjit Singh allegedly attacked his daughter, Inderpreet Kaur, a Class 12 student, in Dhoot Kalan village before fleeing the spot.
A case was registered at the Hariana police station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) based on the statement of the victim’s mother, Baljit Kaur, he said.
Efforts are being made to apprehend the accused, Singh said.
(PTI News)
