Police in Bengaluru say an 11-month-old girl’s death is being investigated as a deliberate killing rather than an accident. Early reports indicated that the child fell from a bed or cot after her father, Shekhappa, approached authorities and said his wife, Vijayalakshmi, had fallen asleep. However, investigators later found that the circumstances did not match the account. According to police, injuries on the child are inconsistent with a cot or bed fall. A post-mortem reportedly points to internal injuries and respiratory failure. Police have arrested Shekhappa and are probing the sequence of events that led to the child’s death. Vijayalakshmi is reported to be absconding and is not in custody. The case is being handled by local police, who are continuing to examine evidence and statements to determine the full context of the alleged abuse and the reasons the incident was initially presented as an accident.