The incident took place last evening when Tohsin (32) beheaded his eighteen-month-old daughter Zoya, who was crying for milk, they said.
As the accused was on his way to dump the toddler's headless body in a village pond, he was caught by villagers and handed over to the police, Station House Officer (SHO) Harish Bhadoriya said.
Following a complaint by the girl's uncle Mehruddin, an FIR has been lodged, police said, adding that the accused has been arrested.