Kolar (Karnataka): An incident of a father killing his 5-year-old daughter and himself following desertion by his wife has been reported from Kolar district of Karnataka on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as 37-year-old Lokesh, a resident of Madiyanuru village in Mulbagal taluk and his daughter, 5-year-old Niharika.

According to preliminary investigations, Lokesh's wife had deserted him following a dispute in the family recently. Disturbed by the desertion, Lokesh first strangled his daughter to death, and later he hanged himself from a tree.

The deceased girl's body was found in the car. The incident took place within the Mulbagal Rural police station limits. The police have taken up further investigation.

More details are yet to emerge regarding the incident.

On October 2

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