Vadodara: In a shocking case, A grandfather chopped her granddaughter into pieces as she was born with deformities in Pipero village of Dhanpur taluka in Dahod district. The grandfather feared that the one-month girl child would bring bad luck to the family.

The girl had physical deformities such as imperforate anus, big ears and eyes and very long hair at the time of birth. The family took the girl to different hospitals after which she underwent surgery at SSG hospital in Vadodara.

on December 19 last year, Jyotika Navalsinh Meda had given birth to the girl  After the girl's birth, her grandfather, Shankarsinh Meda, used to tell the family that she would bring bad times for the family. The accused asked her mother to leave the girl with him for two days saying that he would treat the infant with traditional methods. Jyotika was convinced and agreed to go to her maternal aunt's house in Rampur village on Monday.

As per the reports, Jyotika's brother-in-law rushed to Rampur on Monday night to inform her that his father had killed the baby girl by chopping her into pieces. After Killing girl child, Shankarsinh buried the body parts near the crematorium in Lukhadiya village.