Surat: A quarrel over doing house chores turned fatal for a 55-year-old man in Surat’s Amroli area late Saturday night, when his 22-year-old stepdaughter allegedly attacked him with a knife and a pressure cooker lid, killing him on the spot.The deceased, identified as Ramesh Singh Rajput, was allegedly assaulted by his stepdaughter, Kajal, at their residence between 11 pm on Oct 31. According to the FIR registered at Amroli police station, the incident followed a heated argument between the two over domestic chores.The complainant, Manju Rajput, the victim’s wife and Kajal’s birth mother, told police that the argument escalated when Kajal, who was busy using her mobile phone, was confronted by her stepfather. During the altercation, Ramesh allegedly snatched the phone from her and threw it on the floor.Enraged by this, Kajal allegedly attacked him with a knife and a pressure cooker lid. Ramesh sustained serious injuries in the assault and subsequently died.Amroli police registered a case of murder under BNS and launched an investigation into the incident.Police said Kajal’s mother had married Ramesh a few years after her first husband died a few years ago.
