A man stabbed his wife and mother-in-law to death and seriously injured his father-in-law here on Saturday and Sunday night, police said.
Ballia SP Omvir Singh said a domestic dispute between the accused and his wife was suspected to be the motive behind the attack, adding that three teams had been formed to nab the accused, identified as Amit Kumar Gupta.
The incident took place at Hasanpur in Nagra police station area when Amit sneaked into his in-laws’ house around 12:30 am on Sunday through the roof, and cut the throats of his wife Preeti Gupta (23) and mother-in-law Sushila Devi (55) with a knife, police said.
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When his father-in-law, Antu Gupta (60), tried to intervene, Amit allegedly attacked him as well, leaving him seriously injured.
Antu Gupta was initially taken to a district hospital, from where he was referred to a trauma center in Varanasi as his condition deteriorated.
According to the police, Amit also tried to strangle his sister-in-law when she tried to intervene before she fled the scene.
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Based on a complaint filed by a family member, the police registered a case of murder after sending the bodies for autopsy.
The couple was married for five years. Police said the woman returned to her parents’ home about a month ago.
