Man beats 4-year-old daughter to death over homework, arrested by Faridabad police

According to the police, the incident occurred between 12.10 pm and 12.30 pm on Wednesday at the family’s rented house. The deceased, a Class I student at a government school, suffered severe head injuries, over a dozen bruises, and multiple fractures. She was rushed to the Civil Hospital in Ballabgarh, where she was declared dead.

The mother, Ranjeeta Kumari, who noticed injury marks on the child’s body, lodged a complaint at the Sector 58 police station, police said. The deceased’s six-year-old brother, who witnessed the assault, later narrated the incident to his mother, who was at work at the time.

Both parents work at private firms in Ballabgarh. While the mother works during the day, Jaiswal works night shifts. On the day of the incident, Jaiswal returned home around 6 am and was looking after the children during the day, according to police. Police said he had asked the child to write numbers up to 50 as part of her homework, but she was unable to complete the task. Enraged, Jaiswal allegedly assaulted the child and initially claimed that she had fallen down the stairs.

However, police said his claim was contradicted by the six-year-old son’s statement and the medical findings.