Ghaziabad: In a case of honour killing, a 45 year-old-man killed his daughter here today, police said.
Asha Ram hit daughter Soniya (19) with an axe when she was in sleep in the pre-dawn hours, they said.Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar Singh said Soniya was in a relationship with one Gaurav and Ram was not happy with it.
Ram, a tailor by profession, took the extreme step when his wife Rekha went to fetch milk from a nearby dairy and entered into the room where Soniya was sleeping along with her younger sisters. He hit her neck with the sharp-edged weapon.
After killing here, he placed the body in a street and reached the police station and surrendered before police officials.
The body has been sent for postmortem and Ram to jail, the SSP added.
Asha Ram hit daughter Soniya (19) with an axe when she was in sleep in the pre-dawn hours, they said.Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar Singh said Soniya was in a relationship with one Gaurav and Ram was not happy with it.
Ram, a tailor by profession, took the extreme step when his wife Rekha went to fetch milk from a nearby dairy and entered into the room where Soniya was sleeping along with her younger sisters. He hit her neck with the sharp-edged weapon.
After killing here, he placed the body in a street and reached the police station and surrendered before police officials.
The body has been sent for postmortem and Ram to jail, the SSP added.