GUWAHATI: A six-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her father inside a moving train in Assam’s Lakhimpur district, police said. The accused was arrested shortly after authorities were alerted.
The man, identified as Sunil Murmu, was travelling with his daughter, Sumi, in a general coach of the Dekargaon–Murkongselek Express, according to a Government Railway Police (GRP) officer.
“They had boarded the train from Biswanath Chariali. There were very few passengers in the coach. He was carrying a machete and behaving erratically, which caused nearby passengers to move to other compartments,” the officer said.
Police said the man then attacked the child with the weapon. The machete has been recovered.
The incident occurred shortly before the train reached Silonibari railway station. Authorities recorded witness statements at the station and took custody of the body before allowing the train to proceed at 10:58 am.
The motive behind the killing is not yet known, and the accused is currently being interrogated.
Police said the father and daughter were residents of Dhemaji district. Following the incident, a complaint was filed by the accused’s brother, and a case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The accused is expected to be produced before the chief judicial magistrate court in Lakhimpur.
