Jamui man kills wife, minor daughter

PATNA: A 35-year-old man, Pramod Tanti, killed his wife and a minor daughter with a sharp-edged weapon in their house at Kalyanpur area in Jamui district late on Wednesday night.
Pramod also attempted to kill his son but he managed to escape. On getting information, a police team led by SHO of Jamui Town police station Chandan Kumar rushed to the spot and sent the bodies to sadar hospital for postmortem.
“Police have recovered a blood-stained sickle from the house.Family feud is probably the reason behind the incident. The accused suspected that his wife had an extramarital affair with a youth, who is absconding after the incident.”
“The couple used to quarrel over the woman’s illicit relationship. On November 18, Pramod had even attempted to commit suicide by consuming sulphas pills, but was saved after being admitted to the hospital,” an investigating officer said.
Though the incident took place around midnight on Wednesday, it came to light on Thursday morning when the woman’s five year-old son, Om Kumar, narrated the incident to his neighbours.
Locals said Pramod, who works as a marble cutter in New Delhi, had returned home on the occasion of Durga Puja. He got agitated after seeing some objectionable pictures in his wife’s cellphone. Their relationship got strained after the incident.
‘The case is being probed from all angles. Raids have been intensified to nab the culprit at the earliest,” the SDPO said.