Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 9 (ANI): A 90 years old man was arrested after he confessed to killing his bed-ridden wife and mentally challenged daughter-in-law, informed Sanjiv Pimple, Senior Inspector at Meghwadi Police Station on Tuesday.

Speaking to ANI, the senior inspector claimed that the accused, identified as Purushottam Singh, confessed the crime.

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After the arrest, the accused has been sent to three days of police custody for the alleged murder.

"We had arrested Purushottam Singh and sent him to 3-days police custody after confessing to murdering his bed-ridden wife and mentally challenged daughter in Sher-e-Punjab Colony, as he was worried about what would happen to them after he dies," Pimple said. (ANI)

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