India News | Rajasthan Man Kills Wife with Axe, Later Jumps in Pond with Son
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A man jumped into a pond along with his son allegedly after killing his wife with an axe in Rajasthan's Churu district, police said.
Jaipur, Jun 11 (PTI) A man jumped into a pond along with his son allegedly after killing his wife with an axe in Rajasthan's Churu district, police said.
Rajpal (38), a resident of Rabudi village, killed his wife Lata (33) with an axe in the field on Saturday night, Hamirwas SHO Radheshyam said.
The man, a truck driver by profession, later jumped into a pond near the house along with his five-year-old son Mohit, he said.
After hearing the screams of the boy, their relatives rescued them from the pond, the SHO said, adding that Rajpal is being interrogated.
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Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused was mentally ill and he was also taking medicines for the same.
The body was handed over to the relatives after the post-mortem on Sunday, he said.
A case has been registered against the accused under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder of a child) of the Indian Penal Code, the SHO said.
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