Haryana: The 18-month-old baby girl, who was allegedly thrown into a canal by her father, was rescued by a ‘kanwariya’ at Jyotisar area in Haryana.
The father of the baby girl has been identified as Balkar Singh, who is a resident of Pehowa area.
Balkar along with his brother Kuldeep Singh have been arrested for committing the heinous act.
The ‘kanwariya’ noticed Balkar dumping the toddler in the Saraswati feeder of Narwana Branch canal and fleeing on a motorcycle following which he jumped in and saved the child.
As per the plan, he managed to throw his younger daughter into the canal. However, he failed to throw his elder daughter as she started crying and he ran away from the spot.
His wife informed her father-in-law and other relatives about the incident and they approached the police, resulting in the arrest of the two accused.