Kasaragod: An 18-year-old girl was stabbed to death at Thuminad in Manjeshwar panchayat by her father, following a domestic dispute. The deceased has been identified as K U Mariyamath Jumaila. Her father, Ummer Farooq, is in police custody, said Manjeshwar Station House Officer Inspector Ajith Kumar P.

The Inspector said Ummer Farooq had worked in a West Asian country and returned home about three months ago. Tensions reportedly escalated after his wife, Thahira (41), expressed her decision to seek a divorce. She wanted him out of her life. Kasaragod district panchayat member Harshad Vorkady alleged that he was addicted to marijuana and frequently created problems at home.

On Monday, Thahira asked Ummer to come to her sister's house in Thuminad to talk about the dispute. Jumaila accompanied her mother. According to Manjeshwar panchayat member Illiyas Thuminad, Ummer arrived with his brother, after which Thahira handed over gold ornaments and property documents to him and asked him to leave her life.

It appears Ummer expected it. Illiyas said that Ummer took the documents and began to walk out, but suddenly turned back and stabbed his daughter in the neck. "He came prepared with a dagger," the member said. Jumaila collapsed on the floor, bleeding. During the attack, Ummer also stabbed Thahira's sister's husband, Shekunhi, causing injuries to his thigh, police said.

Jumaila was rushed to a private hospital in Mangaluru, but doctors declared her dead. Her body was later shifted to Mangalpady Taluk Hospital for autopsy.

Jumaila was a former student of Sirajul Huda English Medium Higher Secondary School in Manjeshwar.