Farmhand kills two children, hangs self in Gujarat

RAJKOT: In a shocking incident that took place in Navagam village of Shihore taluka of Bhavnagar on Thursday evening, a 32-year-old farm labourer strangled his two minor children before hanging himself to death.
According to police, bodies of Lalji Chauhan, his four-year-old daughter Pratigna and two-an-half-year-old son Manav were found hanging from the ceiling of their tin-roofed house in Navagam, said Vartej police sub-inspector M H Jadeja, who had reached the spot.
“The bodies were found hanging from the ceiling of the one room house with the help of saris,” said Jadeja.
“Preliminary probe revealed that Lalji was depressed after his wife left him and the kids around a week ago. We are verifying these details,” the officer added.