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Jharkhand: Man kills wife and son in Ghatsila, attempts suicide, arrested

KUMUD JENAMANI   Advertisement Jamshedpur, Jan 27: A 30-year-old man attempted to commit suicide by hanging after killing his wife and three-year-old…

Jharkhand: Man kills wife and son in Ghatsila, attempts suicide, arrested

KUMUD JENAMANI

 

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Jamshedpur, Jan 27: A 30-year-old man attempted to commit suicide by hanging after killing his wife and three-year-old son at his house under Bahragora Thana area in the Ghatsila sub-division of the district at the wee hours on Saturday.

The incident has taken place at Kokmara village in Matihanta panchayat about 90 kms away from here.

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After learning about the incident, a police party from the Bahragora thana reached the spot this morning and took the accused identified as Subendu Bera in custody.

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Accused mentally deranged

According to police, Subendu who was reportedly mentally-deranged had first hacked his wife Parvati Bera and the toddler son in sleep and had come out of the house for committing suicide.

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According to the police, the insane man had climbed on a tree with rope and started fixing the knot at a branch of the tree. But a commotion that had awakened the neighbours during the act of the killings, a couple of immediate neighbours caught hold of him and tied him to a tree.

In the morning, the neighbours informed the police, leading the latter to arrest Subendu.

The police have also recovered the bodies and also the murder weapon from the house.

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It is learned that Subendu who is still in the shock has not given the reason behind his such barbaric act.

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