Man booked for killing wife, kids

Mahendragarh, September 2

A mason reportedly killed his wife and three children with an axe at their tin-shed hut on the Singhania Road in Narnaul town here on Tuesday night and fled.

The deceased have been identified as Aarti (29), two sons Arun (7) and Arvind (6) and daughter Sandhya (4). The police have booked a case of murder against the mason, Tulsidas of Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh. The reason behind the killings is yet to be ascertained while the accused is stated to be a drunkard.

The crime came to the fore on Wednesday when a neighbour found the door closed till noon and later opened it. He found the four lying in a pool of blood on the floor. They immediately informed the police. The axe used in the crime was recovered.— TNS