Man held for killing granddaughter in Tamil Nadu

DN Bureau

A man allegedly killed his 10-month-old granddaughter here to take revenge against his son and daughter in-law, suspecting them to be behind his two wives deserting him.

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Coimbatore: A man allegedly killed his 10-month-old granddaughter here to take revenge against his son and daughter in-law, suspecting them to be behind his two wives deserting him, police said on Tuesday.

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Selvaraj, 45, was arrested early Tuesday following a child missing complaint from the victim's parents, they said.

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According to the preliminary inquiry, Selvaraj was upset with his son and daughter-in-law after both his wives had abandoned him, police said.

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Selvaraj confessed to having killed the girl child using a stone on Monday to exact revenge on his son and daughter-in-law, they said.

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Police recovered the body of the child from behind a bakery in Othakalmandapam, about 10 km from Kinathukadavu.
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