Daijiworld Media Network-Kolar (RJP)
Kolar, Jun 7: A woman was arrested in Chinnapura village here on Tuesday, June 6 for killing her teen daughter for falling in love and neglecting her studies.
Venkatamma (45), an agricultural labourer, is the person arrested. Rajeshwari (18) is the deceased person.
Venkatamma was angry over an alleged affair of Rajeshwari with a youth in Chinnapura. She hit Rajeshwari with an iron rod, killing her on the spot, police said.
The accused later confessed to the crime after the arrest. She told police that her daughter was dating a boy of the village and had failed in her exam.
"The accused confessed to the crime. She told police that her daughter was dating a boy of the village and had failed in her exam," Kolar superintendent of police Rohini Katoch Sepat said.
Sub-Inspector S A Shivaraj of Kolar rural police said Venkatamma was produced on Tuesday in the Sessions Court, which sent her to judicial custody.