A 40-year-old man threw acid on his wife and two daughters and then drank it to kill himself in northeast Delhi's Karawal Nagar, police said on Sunday. The incident in question was reported on Saturday.
A police official said that the police personnel reached the spot immediately. They found the body of Yashpal, while his wife and two daughters were found lying injured. The injured were taken to the GTB Hospital immediately where they are currently under treatment, the police said.
His wife has suffered about 40 per cent burn injuries while daughters got partially burnt but were out of danger, the police said. It has been revealed that the couple were not on good terms and used to quarrel frequently, they said.
Neighbours reportedly informed the police that a quarrel had broken between the couple and it soon turned gory when the husband brought acid. In a fit of rage, he threw it on his wife and daughters and subsequently drank it himself and died on the spot. A case has been registered in this regard and is being investigated, the police official added.