Gujarat: Father kills 5-year-old daughter who was conceived through IVF after 15 years

In a distressing incident, a father allegedly killed her five-year-old girl daughter after striking her with an iron table in Gujarat’s Vastral area on Tuesday (Oct 29), police officials said. 

The little girl was conceived through IVF after her parents had waited 15 years for a child. 

The incident occurred when the accused, Dilip Kushwah was arguing with his wife Asha, according to the FIR filed at the Ramol police station. The argument escalated quickly into violence and the child started screaming for help.

As per the complaint, Dilip allegedly grabbed a curtain rod and began assaulting his wife first. When the child tried to intervene, he allegedly struck her in the face and head with an iron table. 

“The mother of the girl has registered a complaint and Dilip has been arrested,” said Krunal Desai, Assistant Commissioner of Police (I Division). 

The accused faces charges including murder, attempt to murder, voluntarily causing hurt and causing hurt with a grievous weapon. 

Asha Kushwah, 30, is a resident of Vinayak Park Society in Vastral and works as a tailor, as per the case details. In her complaint, she said that she and Dilip had been married for about 20 years.

After being childless for 15 years, the couple opted for IVF treatment at a hospital in Nikol in 2018 and became parents to a daughter. However, two years after the couple had their first child, a daughter, Dilip started behaving weirdly. Like questioning why they should spend money on the child, as she was not their daughter.

This allegedly led to a dispute between the couple.

As per the FIR, Dilip had been staying apart from Asha and their daughter for the past seven months.

On Tuesday morning, the day of the incident, Asha returned after disposing of the garbage when she found Dilip in the house and asked him why he had come.

“Agitated, Dilip started punching me in the face. He then took a steel curtain rod and hit me on the head and other parts of the body. When my daughter began screaming, he struck her with an iron table, causing her to collapse on the bed,” the complaint states.

When Asha began screaming, the complaint mentioned further, Dilip chased her into the kitchen and struck her with an iron stool, intending to kill her. Hearing the noise, the neighbours gathered at the house and Dilip fled. Asha is currently undergoing treatment at LG Hospital. 

(With inputs from agencies)