Bihar Shocker: Man Kills Wife, 2 Kids, Mother; Hangs Himself

Bhagalpur: In a distressing incident from Bihar's Bhagalpur, suspecting his constable wife is having an extra-marital affair, a man allegedly slit the throats of his spouse, two children and mother. The man later hanged himself in Police Lines.

According to the officials, the deceased Bihar Police constable posted at the SSP office has been identified as Neetu Kumari, while her husband has been identified as Pankaj.  However, officials have not revealed the names of the three other deceased.

A suicide note was found at the spot, with Pankaj reportedly confessing to having murdered his wife, two children and mother, before killing himself, news agency PTI reported. 

Bhagalpur Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vivekanand told the media that the incident might have occurred during the late hours of Monday. He added that as per locals, a milkman first saw the bodies lying in the pools of blood.

"The incident might have taken place in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. According to locals, a milkman saw the bodies lying in pools of blood and informed Neetu Kumari's neighbours." 

A police team reached the spot upon receiving the spot where they found some bodies on the bed and some on the floor. Pankaj's body was found hanging from the ceiling, the senior official said. 

"Police are investigating the matter. According to locals, Neetu and Pankaj had a heated argument over some trivial issue outside their quarters in the Police Lines on Monday night. In the suicide note, Pankaj claimed that the reason behind taking the extreme step was his wife's illicit affair with someone. The matter is being examined further," he added.