A 26-year-old former marketing executive was arrested in India for k!lling his girlfriend’s 7-year-old daughter because she was becoming a “disturbance” to his private time with her mother.
According to Times of India, the accused, Darshan Kumar Yadav, was arrested by police in Kumbalagudu, Bengaluru on Monday evening, October 27, 2025.
The victim is Siri S, a class 2 student at a govt school in Ramasandra village near Kengeri and daughter of Shilpa S K.
The accused was absconding before his arrest near Tumakuru Road.
According to police, Darshan, who earlier worked for a paints company, was in a relationship with Shilpa, a business development officer at a private firm.
Shilpa, separated from her husband Balaji, lived with Siri and her foster mother.
After the foster mother’s d3ath in August, Darshan began pressuring Shilpa to admit Siri to a hostel, claiming she was interrupting their intimacy.
When Shilpa refused, Darshan frequently fought with her, assaulted her, and even threatened to k!ll both mother and child.
Shilpa, hearing her daughter cry over the phone, rushed home around 6.30pm, only to be assaulted and locked in a room by Darshan.
She managed to break free, only to discover Siri lying motionless in a pool of blood.
Investigations revealed Darshan had repeatedly slammed the child’s head on the floor and then smothered her to d3ath.
According to Darshan’s confession, he was married to Shilpa, but she claims to be his girlfriend in her complaint.
Police said Darshan had a history of befriending multiple women on Instagram and getting involved in abusive relationships.