Incident Reports
Inebriated father strangulates infant son
2016-02-07
Province 1, Jhapa, Birtamod
A father has murdered his six-month infant at Birtamod Municipality-2 in Jhapa district.
Dev Das, 20, of Birtamod Municipality-2 killed his son Suraj Das after he strangulated the baby covering with a quilt under the influence of alcohol on Sunday night.
The baby died while undergoing treatment at Birtamod-based B&C Hospital, said Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Area Police Office, Birtamod, Khadga Bahadur Khatri.
Police have arrested Das for his connection into the incident.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Infanticide |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Others |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Family/relative |
| Actor 1 - Youth | youth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Family/relative |
| Actor 2 - Youth | youth |
| Total Killed | 1 |
| Youth Killed | 1 |
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