Shimla, Jan 23 (PTI) A Nepalese man allegedly murdered his wife and their son during a quarrel in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Sunday, police said.

The accused, Chandra Bahadur, allegedly attacked the two with a stick at their rented room near Jari market, Kullu Superintendent of Police Gurdev Sharma said.

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The SP said the Jari police post was informed about a squabble between the Nepali-origin couple.

After reaching the spot, police found Maya Devi and her son Ching Chong lying dead on the mat, he added.

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Both were brutally murdered by Bahadur, the police official said.

The motive behind the murders is being ascertained, he added.

The accused has been nabbed and a first information report (FIR) registered under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The matter is being investigated, the SP said.

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