INDIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING DAUGHTERS

Salim Sheikh, a father who killed all his five daughters by throwing them into the Narmada river in Bharuch, India, was sentenced to death by a fast track court in Bharuch. It was alleged that on February 5, 2004, Salim went to the Narmada bridge on the outskirts of Bharuch and threw two of his daughters, Yasmin, 5, and Suhana, 3, into the river. A truck driver spotted Salim as he was trying to throw the other three daughters from the bridge. When the driver asked him what was he doing, Salim stopped. However, after the truck passed, Salim threw the remaining three girls, Shagufta, 9, Rukhsana, 8, and Simran, 4, from the bridge. The couple had six children, the youngest of them being a 10-month-old son and was known to be in financial difficulty.