Madhya Pradesh: An Indian man from Jabalpur was arrested on Friday for killing his 22-month old daughter earlier this year because she was unwell for a long time.

Amit Singh, the Superintendent of Police, said the Jabalpur police arrested 39-year-old Sudarshan Valmik, a resident of the Bhairav Nagar area, for killing his daughter.

He was arrested before for raping a woman.

He killed his daughter, who was named Devika.

SP Singh said, “Valmik was upset that Devika was unwell for a long time. On the intervening night of January 16-17, he tied a 15 kilogram stone to the toddler’s body and threw her in a well. He, on January 17, lodged a missing person complaint with Tilwara police station.”

He added, “During the probe, we found some bricks missing from a wall of the house, which aroused suspicion about the child being kidnapped, after which we started questioning Valmik. The child’s decomposed body was found in the well on February 26.”

Investigations revealed that Valmik was involved in a rape case that was registered in the Bedaghat Police Station.

The police also said that Valmik believed that the 22-month-old daughter was not his.

The police added, “Valmik believed the child was not his. He also threatened his pregnant wife not to reveal how the child died. He was booked for abduction, murder and causing disappearance of evidence.”

An official investigation against the 39-year-old has been launched.