Man kills wife, mother-in-law over son’s b’day gifts, nabbed

A man allegedly killed his wife and mother-in-law in the Rohini area here with scissors following a dispute over gifts exchanged during his son’s birthday celebrations. The accused, identified as Yogesh Sehgal, was later arrested, the police said on Sunday.

The police received a PCR call regarding the double murder in Sector 17, Rohini, at the KNK Marg police station around 3:50 pm on Saturday. When the police reached the spot, they found the bodies of Kusum Sinha (63) and her daughter Priya Sehgal (34) lying in a room, they said.

The caller, Megh Sinha (30), Kusum’s son, told the police that his mother came to Priya’s house on August 28 to celebrate the birthday of her grandson, Chirag, a police officer said.

During the function, a dispute allegedly arose between Priya and her husband, Yogesh, regarding the gifts. Kusum stayed at Priya’s residence to settle the matter, he said.

“When Megh tried to contact his mother over phone on August 30, his calls went unanswered. He then came to Priya’s house and found the flat locked from outside with blood stains visible near the door,” the officer said.

He immediately informed other family members about the incident. He broke open the lock and found his mother and sister lying in a pool of blood inside the room. He alleged that Yogesh, who is unemployed, killed his mother and sister and fled with the children, the police said.

The police later arrested Yogesh and recovered his blood-stained clothes and a pair of scissors, allegedly used in the crime. According to the police, the motive appears to be a domestic dispute.

Priya’s brother Himalaya said: “My mother went to my sister’s house a day before and told us she would return the next day. When we called her in between, she said there was a fight going on between my sister and her husband. She will help sort it out and then come back. But she never returned. We kept calling her the next morning, but neither she nor my sister answered. When we reached the house, we saw blood stains on the lock. When we went inside, we found both of them soaked in blood”.

“We went to their house around 3:30 pm. My brother-in-law had killed them and fled with the children. Who does this? Everybody has fights in a marriage, they had been married for 17 years. But who kills their wife and mother-in-law like this? It is so inhuman,” Himalaya said.