Man Kills 2 Children, Attacks Wife And Commits Suicide In Raipur

Man Kills 2 Children, Attacks Wife And Commits Suicide In Raipur

A 32 year old man from Chhattisgarh's Raipur district on Monday allegedly killed his two children, attacked and injured his wife and then died by suicide by jumping off the roof of their residence, according to Police.

The man has left behind a suicide note where he mentioned arguments with his wife over the death of a stenographer at his office. He was a peon in the Panchayat department of the secretariat in Nava Raipur.

The incident happened at around midnight in Sector-27 of Nava Raipur area, under Rakhi police station limits, police officials said.

Raipur Superintendent of Police, Prashant Agarwal told PTI, "As per preliminary information, Jhankar Bhaskar allegedly killed his daughter Pari (7) and son Anshu (3) by attacking them with a hammer in their apartment located on the third floor of a six-storey building. He also assaulted his wife Sukrita (28) who is critical."

He also said that after attacking his family members, Bhaskar allegedly died by suicide by jumping off the roof of his building, adding that a police team rushed to the spot after being alerted. The woman was shifted to a hospital for treatment and the bodies have been sent for post mortem, he said.

Bhaskar was a native of Pendravan village in neighbouring Baloabazar district. The suicide note left behind by him mentioned that his wife argued and cast doubt over him for the death of a steno, Santosh Kanwar, at his office.

Police said that Kanwar's body was found near a railway station a month back, adding the police are investigating into the incident.

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