Girl, 13, becomes one of India's youngest ever victims of honour killings after her father murders her by beating her head against a wall because she spoke to a boy

A girl of 13 has become one of India's youngest ever victims of honour killings after her father beat her head against a wall because she spoke to a boy.
The teenager, Radhika, was also strangled by her father before he set fire to her body and tried to pass the death off as a suicide, according to police in in Nalgonda, near Hyderabad.
He launched the savage attack after accusing her of giving the family a bad name having seen her talking to a boy outside her school.

The father, named as Narasimha, then lashed out, thrashing her head against a wall and strangling her, police say.
Her mother, Lingamma, is then believed to have helped pour fuel over her body before they set her on fire, investigators claimed.

Neighbours called police and the pair were arrested. During questioning, the father confessed to the murder, police revealed.
'Radhika's half-burnt body was found in one place. We suspected that she had been killed first and then the body was set on fire,' police officer Bali Gangareddy said, according to NDTV.
Friends described Radhika as bright and cheerful and said she liked singing.
'The father's suspicion that his daughter was engaged in dishonourable acts and his rage, led to the murder,' the investigating officer said.
It is thought Radhika has become one of the youngest ever victims of an honour killing in India.





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Poor kid. Where's that strong parental drive to protect and nurture here? I just don't get that these people can put 'honour' before the life of their baby.

The abuse by families to young Indian girls is getting worse.

These honour killings are an excuse for murder. Hope they get life.