A two-and-a half-year-old girl was killed by her father, apparently acting on the advice of a self-styled godman to gain spiritual powers, and the body dumped in a forest area here, police said on Monday.
The father, identified only as Wajid, and self-styled godman Irfan were arrested and the body was recovered, SHO of Kakroli police station Vijay Bahadur Singh said.
A case was registered under sections 302, 201 and 120B of the IPC based on a complaint filed by the victim’s mother, Rihana Begum, he said.
According to the FIR, Wajid took the girl to a nearby field on Sunday night where he allegedly strangled her and slit her throat on Irfan’s advice. He then dumped the body.
