Uttar Pradesh: Man kills wife, 2 daughters over suspected affair

ALLAHABAD: A man allegedly killed his wife and two minor daughters in village Chakla Guru Baba under Karvi police station in Chitrakoot district in wee hours of Friday. He later surrendered before the police and confessed to the crime.
The police have arrested Ajeet Raidas, the accused. The deceased have been identified as Maina Devi (32) and her two daughters Nandini (8) and Pinki (6).

SP, Chitrakoot, Pratap Gopendra told TOI, “Ajeet killed his wife on suspicion of her having an illicit relationship with a grocery shop owner”. Ajeet runs a small shop in the village, he added.

Ajeet’s father Dayaram told police that the family had dinner together and went to sleep on Thursday night. He further added that later in the night, Ajeet slit his wife’s throat and killed his daughters sleeping in another room.

At around 4am, Maina Devi ran out of her room seeking help but could not survive. Before the family members could understand anything, Ajeet went to another room where his daughters were sleeping and killed them one by one. He then locked himself in a room and later went to the police for confession.

Police said it has been found that the accused was influenced by his uncle (chacha) who provoked him to kill his wife and children. Accused’s uncle has been detained for interrogation, said the police.