Kottayam (Kerala), Mar 5 (PTI) A man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the 'suicide' of his wife and two children in Ettumanoor last week, police said.

Nobi Lukose (44), a resident of Cheriyil, Thodupuzha, was arrested on charges of abetment to suicide, police added.

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His wife, Shiny, and their daughters, Aleena (11) and Evana (10), died by suicide by jumping in front of a train in Ettumanoor on February 28.

According to the police, Shiny had previously lodged a domestic violence complaint against Nobi at the Thodupuzha police station.

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The couple had been living separately for the past nine months, and their divorce case was ongoing in court at the time of the incident, they said.

A detailed investigation into the case is currently underway, the police added.

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