A 15-year-old girl allegedly stabbed her father to death while he was asleep and later set him on fire with the aid of her 18-year-old boyfriend in Bengaluru.

The victim, identified as 41-year-old Jai Kumar Jain, was reportedly against the relationship of his daughter with her boyfriend. The class 10 girl was scolded by Jain after she had gone to a mall with her boyfriend, identified as Praveen, against his wishes. The couple later plotted together and decided to kill him. The girl had added a couple of calmpose tablets to a glass of milk and offered it to Jain. He had just returned home from the railway station after dropping off his wife and son, who were attending a wedding at Puducherry. The duo then stabbed him to death and then dragged him to the bathroom, where they set him on fire.

The teenagers were caught after the neighbours noticed smoke coming out of the house. Upon interrogation by the police, the couple confessed to committing the murder.