India, July 7 -- A 22-year-old man was arrested for his involvement in the alleged murder of his 11-month-old daughter after forensic evidence contradicted her parents' account, police said on Tuesday.

Responding to allegations on social media that the parents had been falsely implicated, Saidulu Adavath, deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Whitefield Division, said the investigation was built on medical and circumstantial evidence rather than the family's initial version of events.

"The case was registered on the basis of the postmortem findings and circumstantial evidence," Adavath said.

The Avalahalli police arrested the 22-year-old tractor driver on Monday in connection with the June 9 death at Kithaganur village in Bidarahalli ho...