Bikaner, Jul 23 (PTI) A 34-year-old man allegedly strangulated his wife and two children and then hanged himself in Rajasthan's Bikaner district, police said on Thursday.

Jetharam Meghwal, a resident of Surajda village, allegedly strangulated his 30-year-old wife Sharda, son Jitendra (9) and daughter (4) on Wednesday night while they were asleep. Later, he hanged himself, Station House Officer (SHO)Gajner police station Amar Singh said. 

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The bodies were handed over to their family after post-mortem, he said. 

The officer said preliminary investigation revealed that the man was mentally depressed.

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