JE News Desk: The Ludhiana Police have arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly killing three of a family with a hammer over being pestered to have a child in Salem Tabri locality, reported PTI.
The police stated that the accused Robin alias Munna was a neighbour of the family and the incident took place on Thursday.
The victims include a woman, her husband, and her mother-in-law, and the incident was brought to notice on Friday morning said Commissioner of Police (CP) Mandeep Singh Sidhu, according to PTI.
Identified as Munna, the e-rickshaw driver committed the crime as he was irritated because Surinder Kaur used to pester him about having a child and seeking treatment. Kaur, who used to raise the issue in front of his wife, offended the accused, said the officer.
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Munna attacked Kaur (aged around 70), her husband Chaman Lal (75), and her mother-in-law (aged around 90) with a hammer and bludgeoned them to death in a fit of rage on Thursday morning.
Following the arrest, the accused did not exhibit any signs of regret, according to the police. He also requested the officials to arrest his wife claiming that there was nobody to look after her.
Munna allegedly opened a cooking gas cylinder valve and lighted an incense stick, setting the room on fire and destroying all evidence in order to make the crime appear accidental, according to the officials.
The police seized the hammer used in the crime and a bag that has a camera and a mobile phone belonging to one of the victims. According to the authorities, a UV examination of the hammer revealed blood spots on it.
The crime was brought to notice on Friday morning after a milkman informed neighbours that the victims' home was locked from the inside and no one was responding.
The accused, meanwhile, has confessed to the crime.
(With inputs from agency)