RAICHUR: A 14-year-old girl was murdered by her drunk father in Yarajanti village near Hatti in Raichur on Sunday night for coming home late.
Initially, daily wage labourer Thimmayya, 48, started scolding his daughter for returning home late. While his homemaker wife tried to calm him down, he continued shouting and that led to an argument between the father and daughter. The angry man went out, picked up an axe and attacked the girl.
When Thimmayya came to his senses later, he saw his daughter lying in a pool of blood and fled. He’s currently absconding.
Raichur superintendent of police Prakash Nikam Amrit said the mother filed a complaint about the murder. Police registered an FIR and are searching for the accused.