Father throws daughter to death

A man allegedly killed his two and a half years old daughter by throwing her on the ground at Sreepur village in Harinakundu upazila yesterday.

Accused Liton Mandal of the village went into hiding soon after the incident, said Officer-in-Charge of Harinakundu Police Station Asaduzzaman.

Police said Liton locked in an altercation with his wife Sadia Khatun as the latter picked up Tk 50 from his pocket.  

At one stage of altercation, Liton took away his daughter Lithi from Sadia's lap and threw her on the ground, leaving her dead on the spot, said the OC.