A person allegedly hacked to death five persons including his wife in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh, senior police official said on Sunday.
The crime took place at village Sapnadar under Surguja’s Mainpat region late on Saturday night, police said.
The accused who was identified as Sanjay Manjhi (38) allegedly hacked to death his wife Maanmati (35), father-in-law Dhutal (60), mother-in-law Ropani (55), grand mother-in-law Piyaso (75) and another person named Mangal Korva, Surguja District Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ramkrishna Sahu said.
During the course of investigation, it came to light that Sanjay allegedly was in illicit relationship with his sister-in-law and was facing strong opposition from wife and other relatives, he said.
Over the issue of illicit relationship with sister-in-law, Sanjay frequently had altercation with wife and in-laws. Disturbed by frequent altercation, the accused reached Mainpat and hacked his wife and four others to death, the ASP said, adding, after killing wife and others, the accused fled .On being informed about the crime, police rushed to the spot and undertook investigation at the crime scene, the ASP informed.
In this connection, police has registered a case and started probe , Sahu said, adding that police have launched a hunt for absconding accused.