The man who brutally murdered his own 16-year-old daughter, and then dragged her lifeless body tied to a bike on the road before dumping it on railway tracks on Thursday in Punjabs Amritsar district has been arrested by police, officials and media reports said.The accused was reportedly arrested by the police on Friday, media reports said.#update:- Man have been arrested by the Police.A man thursday allegedly killed his 16-year-old daughter, tied her body to his motorbike and dragged it through his village of Muchhal in Punjabs Amritsar district.#Punjab https://t.co/yNB5yYQm6d— Akashdeep Thind (@thind_akashdeep) August 11, 2023Preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused took this heinous step because he doubted his daughters character. However, the exact motive behind the murder is yet to be determined by the police.The victim had reportedly left her home for two days, and when she returned, her father attacked her with sharp weapons, resulting in her death, police officials said.Amritsar daughter killer confined, threatened family in houseIn the aftermath of the incident, it was reported that the accused had confined his own family members within their residence, issuing threats to their lives as well.Shocking incident of Honor killing in #AmritsarA father murdered his daughter who was missing from home for 2 days.Tied his daughters dead body to his motorcycle and dragged it across the village.#Punjab #Murder #fatherdaughter #HonorKilling #crime pic.twitter.com/AttM6Nvxxi— Parkash Fulara प्रकाश फुलारा (@Fulara_Parkash) August 11, 2023“We also received information that the accused confined his family members at home and threatened to kill them as well. Due to fear, they couldnt leave the house,” a police officer told the news outlet India Today.“My granddaughter had left home and she came back on her own. When she returned, her father fumed and he killed her,” the victims grandmother told reporters.
