Alcoholic strangled his toddler daughter for crying 'too much'

Mumbai: Irritated and infuriated by frequent crying of his one-year-old daughter, an alcoholic father allegedly killed her to death in Latur district of Maharashtra, said the police on Saturday.

The accused Shivaji Lale strangulated the toddler to death inside a room in his house in Nilanga taluka of the district, about 475 kms from Mumbai, on Thursday night, an official said.

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Lale, who used to run a hotel in the area, has been addicted to alcohol since the past few years, he said.

Based on the complaint filed by his wife, police have registered a case against Lale under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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