Dispute between a couple in Gorakhpur took a shocking turn when the man burnt alive his two kids before setting himself on fire to end their lives on Wednesday morning.
The local police led by Superintendent of Police (City North) Manoj Kumar Awasthi rushed to the spot but by then all three were charred and could not be rescued.
A case was registered and the bodies were sent for autopsy.
The brother of the victim filed a complaint in which he held the man’s wife responsible for the incident.
As per reports, Madan Kanaujiya (36) of Sarai hamlet of Gida in Gorakhpur used to live with his wife, daughter Annapurana (7) and son Sheshnath (5). For the last few months, Madan and his wife used to have frequent issues over household work which often snowballed into loud confrontations. A few days back, the wife left for her parent’s house and despite repeated attempts by Madan, she refused to return.
Madan’s brother, Mohan Kanaujiya told the police that his brother slipped into depression due to the behaviour of his wife. He said that after getting fed up with his wife, Madan opened the gas cylinder, locked himself and both children in the room and set fire on Wednesday morning.
As the house caught fire, some neighbours saw thick smoke billowing out and raised an alarm. They also tried to enter the house to rescue the inmates but the door had been locked from inside so no one could enter.