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Father kills four-year-old daughter for 'not covering her head'

Mother says husband beat her up as well when she tried to stop him; asked her to bury daughter inside the house

Web Desk October 05, 2015

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A father allegedly killed his four-year-old daughter for not covering her head while having food in a village near Uttar Pradesh in India, according to police.

Quoting police the Hindustan Times reported the accused, Jafar Hussain, picked up his four-year-old daughter and threw her to the ground repeatedly after she did not realise her dupatta had slipped off her head during lunch.

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The girl’s mother stated the father beat the girl to death in front of the whole family and when she tried to stop him, he beat her up as well. Further, the FIR said after the girl died, the father asked his wife to bury her inside the house but she refused.

“Police have arrested the father for killing his daughter and we are questioning him about the incident,” superintendent of police BK Srivastav said.

Neighbours described Hussain, who lives with his wife Naeem and their four children, as a “mentally unstable” and a staunchly religious man.

This article originally appeared on Hindustan Times.

COMMENTS (6)

Amna Khalid | 8 years ago | Reply Its really sad to read stories such as this one. The world is moving forward and our country seemes to still be stuck in the past where women were treated as property and killed at will. What our country needs is education as well as proper knowledge about our religion. People follow the religion when it suits them and leave it where it doesnt. So he killed the girl because her head wasnt covered. According to him she was sinning. What did he do? Commit a much much greater sin. An unforgivable sin. He killed her. People like him should be punished severely so that others take their fates as an example. And in this case the father perviously must have a history of violence. The mother should have reported him the day he dared to raise his hand against her or her child. If domestic violence isnt stopped initially it just keeps growing and finally destroys alot of lives. May Allah grant guidance to people and give strength to all the women of our nation. Lets stop waiting for domestic violence to reach such great levels. Report it the first time and you can prevent yourself a lot of grief. Stop being a victim and stand up for yourself!

kk | 9 years ago | Reply @Lucifer Rain: The article did not have to say.

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Lucifer Rain | 9 years ago | Reply It clearly stated that the father is "mentally unstable" therefore there is no need to involve any region or blame any other.@Yousafzai:

Feroz | 9 years ago | Reply I pity these people, victims of their conditioning, upbringing and environment. Very sad to be born in such a family, because the child can only grow up to be a deviant.

Truth | 9 years ago | Reply Somebody just wrote "Stupidity prevails in the region", which is the stupidest thing I've heard all week. "Stupidity" can't belong to a "region". Pakistan has people just as ignorant as this father, so yeah think before you write.

Yousafzai | 9 years ago | Reply Stupidity prevails in the region.

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