Double murder: Taxi driver kills wife, child
14 Jan 2014 5:07 AM IST
A 35-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for killing his estranged wife and 10-year-old daughter after a dispute over property, police said on Sunday. The accused confessed to the crime after an interrogation, police said.
The incident came to light around 9 am on Sunday when a relative found the bodies of the mother and daughter in their house in Sagarpur area of west Delhi and informed police.
‘Jaswinder hit his wife Sarita, 35, and daughter Shalini with an iron rod Saturday night, killing them,’ said deputy commissioner of police Suman Goyal.
During questioning, Jaswinder told police that for several years, he was living separately from his wife and daughter in the same house and had no relations with them.
Another police officer said that Jaswinder decided to kill his wife since she was demanding her share of the property. ‘As the accused did not want to give his property’s share, he planned to kill her and his daughter when they were sleeping,’ said the officer.
‘He killed his wife and daughter when they were sleeping and fled from the spot,’ said the officer, adding Jaswinder was arrested from his hideout in the same area on Sunday afternoon and he confessed to his crime during questioning.
The incident came to light around 9 am on Sunday when a relative found the bodies of the mother and daughter in their house in Sagarpur area of west Delhi and informed police.
‘Jaswinder hit his wife Sarita, 35, and daughter Shalini with an iron rod Saturday night, killing them,’ said deputy commissioner of police Suman Goyal.
During questioning, Jaswinder told police that for several years, he was living separately from his wife and daughter in the same house and had no relations with them.
Another police officer said that Jaswinder decided to kill his wife since she was demanding her share of the property. ‘As the accused did not want to give his property’s share, he planned to kill her and his daughter when they were sleeping,’ said the officer.
‘He killed his wife and daughter when they were sleeping and fled from the spot,’ said the officer, adding Jaswinder was arrested from his hideout in the same area on Sunday afternoon and he confessed to his crime during questioning.
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