Cuttack, April 12 -- In an extremely inhuman incident, a three-year old girl sustained severe injuries after her father reportedly attacked her with a machete (Katuri) in Banki tehsil of Odisha's Cuttack district here today. The minor girl has been hospitalised and is undergoing treatment at Kalapathar Hospital.

The accused father, who hails from Purunapani village, is absconding following the incident. His identity is yet to be ascertained.

As per reports, the accused and his wife were embroiled in a family dispute since four years. The couple was going through a rough patch and had frequent fights. On Saturday, when the accused got to know that his wife and daughter had gone to Kalapathar Hospital for flu treatment, he arrived at th...