Uttar Pradesh: A man has been arrested after he allegedly bludgeoned to death his wife and two minor daughters in an inebriated state in Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh. According to the police, the incident happened on Monday in the Samad Nagar locality. The victims have been identified as Rajkumari (30), Ayushi (9), and Sonakshi (6).
Accused had an argument with his wife
Mahoba Superintendent of Police (SP) Aparna Gupta said that the incident occurred when accused Devendra Vishwakarma reached home in an inebriated state and had an argument with his wife. In a fit of rage, he attacked his wife with a brick, resulting in Rajkumari’s on-the-spot death, Gupta added.
After Vishwakarma attacked his wife, the two girls who came to save their mother were also bludgeoned to death with the brick by their father. The SP claimed that after committing the crime the accused later fled the scene.
He was arrested
A case was registered on the complaint of Devendra’s father. Later, the accused was arrested near the Railway underground bridge later in the night, Gupta said. The post-mortem has been done and further investigations are on.
