Father kills an 18-month-old daughter over her dark skin in AP

Police authorities registered a case against a man for allegedly poisoning his 18-month-old daughter to death due to her dark complexion.The accused, Mahesh from Petasannegandla village, fed his daughter Akshaya, ‘prasadam‘ that had been poisoned. Subsequently, the mother discovered her infant unconscious and with a bleeding nose on March



31.

After being taken to the government hospital in Karempudi, the doctors declared her dead.According to reports, later, the accused forced Shravani, his wife, to admit that the infant passed away from seizures. The baby’s body was promptly buried without allowing time for a careful examination. But the mother of Shravani grew suspicious and asked the panchayat for assistance.