Maharashtra horror: Sangli teacher kills daughter who failed college exam; held after wife files complaint

KOLHAPUR: A 48-year-old high school physical education teacher, Dhondiram Bhosale, in Nelkaranji village of Sangli district's Atpadi tehsil, was arrested Sunday on charges of murdering his 17-year-old daughter.

As per the police complaint lodged by Bhosale's wife, he beat up their daughter for failing a college exam.The case was registered under sections 103(1) of BNS and 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, at Atpadi police station. Bhosale allegedly assaulted his daughter on Friday night with a wooden stick. She was admitted to a hospital, where she died. The girl's mother filed the complaint, leading to the case registration on Sunday.

The accused appeared before Atpadi's court, which granted police remand until June 23.Inspector Vinay Bahir said, "We registered the case on Sunday. The daughter was beaten badly. The postmortem was carried out, which indicated grave assault." Senior officers from Sangli police visited the crime scene. According to local residents, Bhosale has an elder son and a younger daughter. Police said they would probe based on the mother's complaint and explore any other factors contributing to the crime.