<p>New Delhi: A seven-year-old girl was shot dead allegedly by her father who then buried the child’s body at a crematorium here, police said on Thursday.</p><p>The accused, Deepak, who has a criminal record, has been arrested, they said.</p><p>During interrogation, he disclosed that on Tuesday the shot was fired accidently while he was cocking the pistol and the bullet hit the girl, the police said.</p>.<p>Deepak, who works at a courier company, said that he concealed the body and buried it at a cremation ground and informed his wife and mother that the girl had died accidentally, a police officer said.</p><p>According to the police, the girl was shot in the head.</p><p>On Wednesday, after police got information, they excavated the body from the crematorium and sent it to Babu Jagjeevan Ram Hospital for post-mortem, they said.</p>.UP man slits mother's throat over property dispute.<p>The accused faced two criminal cases, including an attempt to murder. He was found to be carrying an illegal firearm at his home, the police said.</p><p>A case under section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and 25 arms act was registered at Model Town Police station and further investigation is underway, the police said.</p><p>The police officer said Deepak had been experiencing financial difficulties and often argued with his wife about these issues. PTI ALK NSM NB</p>
<p>New Delhi: A seven-year-old girl was shot dead allegedly by her father who then buried the child’s body at a crematorium here, police said on Thursday.</p><p>The accused, Deepak, who has a criminal record, has been arrested, they said.</p><p>During interrogation, he disclosed that on Tuesday the shot was fired accidently while he was cocking the pistol and the bullet hit the girl, the police said.</p>.<p>Deepak, who works at a courier company, said that he concealed the body and buried it at a cremation ground and informed his wife and mother that the girl had died accidentally, a police officer said.</p><p>According to the police, the girl was shot in the head.</p><p>On Wednesday, after police got information, they excavated the body from the crematorium and sent it to Babu Jagjeevan Ram Hospital for post-mortem, they said.</p>.UP man slits mother's throat over property dispute.<p>The accused faced two criminal cases, including an attempt to murder. He was found to be carrying an illegal firearm at his home, the police said.</p><p>A case under section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and 25 arms act was registered at Model Town Police station and further investigation is underway, the police said.</p><p>The police officer said Deepak had been experiencing financial difficulties and often argued with his wife about these issues. PTI ALK NSM NB</p>