A 22-year-old man allegedly shot dead three persons and later killed himself, over a one-sided love affair, in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district on Saturday, police said.
The incident took place around 2 pm in Amla town, about 30 kms from the district headquarters, where the accused Bhanu Thakur allegedly entered the home of a 25-year-old woman with two pistols and opened fire, Amla police station in-charge Sunil Lata said. Thakur shot dead the woman, her 22-year-old cousin and 18-year-old neighbour who were present in the house, and later killed himself on the spot, the official said.