Rajasthan: Jhalawar man kills wife, son; dumps bodies into well

KOTA: A 28-year-old man, who would frequently subject his 25-year-old wife to domestic violence, brutally murdered her and their 6-year-old son with a sharp weapon on Wednesday and dumped the two bodies into the well of their agriculture field in Chan village under Dug police station area of Jhalawar.
The twin murder came to the light on Wednesday evening when the villagers noticed the two bodies in the well and informed police. Later, with the help of locals, police recovered the bodies from the well and placed them in the mortuary for postmortem which was carried out on Thursday. On a report by the deceased woman’s father, police booked Gukul Singh Sondhya Rajput (28) of Chan village under Dug police station of Jhalawar district for the twin murder.
Following information of two bodies floating in a well in an agriculture field in Chan village, police reached the spot and with the help of locals recovered the two bodies, DSP Brijmohan Meena said. The deceased were identified as Ramkunwar and her son Ishwar, he added.
Initial investigation revealed Singh murdered his wife and his son around 10.30am on Wednesday and fled from the spot, the DSP said, adding the incident came to the light in the evening when some locals saw the bodies in the well and informed police around 6.30 pm. The couple was married around 7-8 years ago and it was also revealed the husband was a drunkard who would frequently thrash and harass his wife in an inebriated condition.