Dhanbad: A farmer allegedly killed his pregnant daughter for marrying a man from another caste in the Govindpur area, about 20 km from here, a police officer said on Thursday.
Police Office Inspector Govindpur Surendra Kumar Singh told the media people that the incident occurred around 6pm on Wednesday.
The defendant was identified as Ram Prasad who took his wife and daughter from Jharia Township to Govindpur Nawid by the Autorickshaw to show them a farmland.
On the way showing them plots, Ram Prasad allegedly stabbed his daughter several times in the neck with sharp weapons.
The man escaped from the place when his wife cried for help.
Police officers said according to the complaints of the victim’s mother, Ram Prasad was not happy after her daughter married a man from another caste of seven months back.
Ram Prasad is a resident of Jharia City.
Officers are responsible for supervision of police officers Jharia Inspector Pankaj Kumar Jha says even though a FIR has been put forward at the Govindpur police station, the Jharia police are looking for the perpetrators.