Jodhpur: Man Slits 4-Year-Old Daughter’s Throat As A Sacrifice To ‘Allah’

In a horrific act of blind faith, a man residing in Rajasthan’s Pipad City in Jodhpur district has been arrested by the police for killing his 4-year old daughter as a ‘holy sacrifice’ to ‘Allah’ during the month of Ramzan.

Rizwana, Nawab Ali Qureshi’s eldest daughter was found dead with her throat slit on Friday morning, the Superintendent of Police (Jodhpur Rural) Ranjan Dushyant informed.

Moreover, Mr. Dushyant stated that Ali came into suspicion after the police found that the house was locked from the inside, News 18 reported. Afterward, when the police interrogated Qureshi, he confessed to the crime stating, he wished to seek Allah’s blessings.

A Dog squad and forensics team were called in from Jodhpur to conduct investigations.

The Hindustan Times reported that the police quoted the accused as saying, “I am a Namazi and I love my child more than my own life. I offered my daughter as a sacrifice.”

The Police further told that Qureshi had brought Rizwana back from her Grandparent’s house on Thursday. He then took her to the market to buy her sweets and fruits, reported The Hindustan Times.

Later that night, he woke her up, took her to the veranda, made her sit on his lap, and he read a kalma (prayer), before slitting her throat. In his confession he mentioned that at this point “Satan came over him”, forcing him to do the deed. He went back to sleep after this.

The family and Rizwana used to sleep on the roof of their house. At 3 am, Shabana, Rizwana’s mother stepped out to find her in a pool of blood. She then took her to the Government Hospital where she was pronounced dead, Police said.

Qureshi then tried convincing his family members that a cat might have killed her, Police further said.

A case against unknown people was registered after Shabana’s complaint. Police then began suspecting the father’s involvement after talking to the family members, The Hindustan Times noted.

Originally published at The Logical Indian.