BENGALURU, July 24 -- A 28-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly killing his infant daughter by throwing her into an underground water sump at his home in Chikkaballapur district, police said on Thursday, adding that they are examining whether the gender of the second child was a factor in the case.

According to police, the infant's body was recovered on Thursday after relatives searched the house and eventually drained the water from the sump inside the property. The arrested accused has been identified as M Imran, police said.

Chikkaballapur Town circle inspector Ranjan Kumar said that suspicion fell on the father after preliminary inquiry. "We received information about the death of a newborn baby and immediately rushed...