By Sara Sidner and Sumnima Udas, CNN  updated 11:31 AM EDT, Tue June 19, 2012  New Delhi, India (CNN) -- Police in the northern India state of Rajasthan say they were stunned when a man showed up at a police outpost holding a bloody human head in one hand and a sword in another.  The head was that of the man's daughter, chopped off because of her "indecent behavior," Umesh Ojha, deputy superintendent of the district police, told CNN.  Investigators say the man, Oghad Singh, had paraded the head through the village on his way to the police station.  Singh's daughter, Manju Kunwar, was in her 20s and was living with her parents after divorcing her husband two years ago. Her father accused her of acting indecently with other men.  Family convicted in 'honor murders'  Authorities say Kunwar's mother is a farmer who was working in the fields at the time and was too distraught to talk. Singh works in a marble quarry.  The beheading happened on Tuesday in Dengar Ka Guda, a village in Rajsamand District about 400 kilometers, or 250 miles, from Jaipur in the state of Rajasthan.  Kunwar's head and the rest of her body were cremated according to Hindu tradition, police said.  India is filled with extremes on many levels, including how women are treated. In India women hold some of the highest positions in society, from company CEOs to the president and speaker of the House, but this case highlights another side of India, one in which women still suffer the consequences of long-held traditions that govern their behavior in Indian society.  This month India topped the Thomson Reuters Foundation poll as the worst place to be a woman among the top 19 economies in the world. The foundation cited abuse, killings and discrimination on a scale unparalleled in the other developed nations.  Indian father accused of killing baby 'for being a girl'  Part of complete coverage on  updated 11:41 AM EDT, Tue June 19, 2012  With booming populations and heaving economies, cities stand to be big losers in the climate crisis. See how five are fighting for survival.  updated 6:39 AM EDT, Tue June 19, 2012  The future will emerge at Internet meet Le Web, says Andrew Keen, and it will change our lives.  updated 6:48 AM EDT, Tue June 19, 2012  A new breed of short-stay, pay-by-the-hour micro-hotels are popping up in airport terminals around the world.  updated 6:00 AM EDT, Tue June 19, 2012  New tech has always been met with doubt and criticism. But in the end, real-world application prevails, says Paul Davison.  updated 5:01 AM EDT, Tue June 19, 2012  In negotiations over a new Greek government, questions are being raised around which party will emerge as the dominant center-left force.  updated 12:19 PM EDT, Tue June 19, 2012  UEFA's decision to fine a Denmark striker for revealing a sponsor's name on his underpants may have opened a can of worms.  The blockbuster game has become so popular in China that its creators will soon open game-themed retail stores and activity parks there.  From phone bills to room service, here are the worst value-for-money travel expenses.  updated 1:52 PM EDT, Fri June 15, 2012  Greeks say continuing economic uncertainty is forcing them to move their savings abroad as the debt-ridden nation gears up for an election.  updated 10:12 AM EDT, Thu June 14, 2012  The World Bank has found a sharp decline in child mortality in African countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia, and Ghana. Here in numbers, we show the gains and pains of the young.  Most popular stories right now
Police in India's Rajasthan state say a man brought police the head of his daughter, which he had chopped of for her "indecent behavior."