AGRA, June 15 -- In an alleged hate crime rooted in objections to a relationship, a 19-year-old woman was hacked to death by her father in Firozabad on Sunday evening, police said. The accused also attacked his wife when she tried to intervene, leaving her critically injured.

The incident took place in Neelkanth Colony under the Basai Mohammadpur police station area. Police arrested the accused, identified as Rakesh Rathore, shortly after the incident and recovered the sharp-edged weapon allegedly used in the attack.

Anuj Chaudhary, superintendent of police (Rural), Firozabad, said police rushed to the house after receiving information about the incident on Sunday evening.

"Police reached the spot and found that the daughter had been h...