A 10-year-old girl in Maharashtra’s Sangli district died after she was allegedly hanged upside down in their home by her father and kept in that position overnight, police said on Friday. The man had allegedly tortured the girl on suspicion that she had stolen money from a relative.The accused farmer Dadu alias Nana Yamgar has been arrested. Police said he also subjected the girl’s 11-year-old sister to similar torture. The elder sister is currently undergoing treatment in the hospital.The incident came to light on Thursday when doctors informed the police in Atpadi taluka about the death of the girl named Rutuja.Police said other family members, including Yamgar’s father, tried to intervene and save the girls, but he allegedly threatened them with the sickle. The result was that both the girls remained hanging upside down throughout the night. Police said that even Rutuja’s repeated requests for water had no effect on her.“Yamgar hanged his two daughters – Rutuja and Anuja – upside down by tying their hands and legs to an iron angle fixed to a wall under the roof of their house. He was angry as he suspected that the two girls had stolen money from a relative’s house at Banpuri in Atapadi,” a police officer was quoted as saying by PTI.Police said both the girls were found unconscious in the morning and were brought down by family members. After this the sisters were taken to the government hospital, but Rutuja’s condition deteriorated.Police said he died on the way to a hospital in Pandharpur in Solapur district. His elder sister Anuja is currently undergoing treatment in a hospital.The matter came to light when hospital authorities informed the police, following which the girls’ father was taken into custody. Police said the accused is suspected to be mentally unstable.A case has been registered against Yamgar under relevant sections of the Indian Justice Code (BNS) and further investigation is underway.