Maharashtra: 10-year-old child dies after being hung upside down overnight, father arrested

A 10-year-old girl died after her father allegedly hung her upside down at his home and kept her in that position overnight, police said on Friday. The man reportedly tortured the child because he suspected she had stolen money from a relative.The accused, farmer Dadu alias Nana Yamgar, has been arrested. Police said he also subjected the girl’s 11-year-old sister to similar torture. Currently, my sister is receiving treatment in the hospital.The incident came to light after doctors informed the Upadi Taluka police on Thursday about the death of the girl, identified as Rutuja.Other family members, including Yamgar’s father, tried to intervene and rescue the girls, but he allegedly threatened them with a sickle, police said. As a result, both girls spent the entire evening hanging upside down. Even Rutuja’s repeated pleas for water failed to impress him, police added.Press Trust of India quoted a police officer as saying: “Yamgar tied the hands and legs of his two daughters – Rutuja and Anuja – to iron angles installed on the wall of his house and hung them below the ceiling. He was angry because he suspected the two girls had stolen money from a relative’s house in Atpadi Bhanpuri.”Police said the two girls were found unconscious in the morning and held down by family members. The sisters were then taken to a government hospital, but Rutuja’s condition worsened.She died while being admitted to a hospital in Pandharpur in Solapur district, police said. Her sister Anuja is currently undergoing treatment in the hospital.The matter came to light after the hospital authorities alerted the police and the girl’s father was subsequently detained. Police said the defendant was suspected of being mentally unstable.A case has been registered against Yamgar with the relevant departments of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and further investigation is on.