UP: Father Hacks Daughter to Death with Axe Over Her Interfaith Marriage

Kannauj (UP): A man brutally killed his 30-year-old daughter to death with an axe over her interfaith marriage in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday.

The victim, Parul, had married a Muslim man two years ago against her family's wishes. She came to her father's house after two years on Raksha Bandhan this week. Since then her family members used to have arguments over the same issue, Circle Officer (CO) Kamlesh Kumar said. On Friday night, her father, Surendra Singh Thakur, attacked her with an axe during one such dispute, according to Circle Officer (CO) Kamlesh Kumar.

The police arrived at the scene, took custody of the body, and sent it for post-mortem. 

CO Kumar said an FIR has been registered based on a complaint from Parul's mother. Following this, the father was arrested. 

This shocking incident comes shortly after a similar crime in Maharashtra’s Thane district. 

Last month, a 46-year-old man, Zakir Miya Shaikh, was killed allegedly by three men after he opposed an interfaith marriage involving one of the accused and his daughter. 

According to the police, accused Avinash Khairat, had persistently sought Shaikh's daughter's hand in marriage despite being rejected by the father. 

Khairat and two other persons stormed into Shaikh’s home in Kalyan taluka during Eid festivities and fatally attacked him with sharp weapons and sticks and assaulted others present, including women, the official said.