Depressed by the ‘political success’ of wife, a person reportedly murdered his two children, including a girl, in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, police said, adding that the wife of accused who suffered critical injuries is undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
The incident took place at a village falling under limits of lal Bagh police station during early morning hours when the victims were sleeping, added police.
According to police, the accused identified as Kartik Banjare allegedly killed his two kids-daughter Tikeshwari (9) and son Tikam (11) over minor altercation with wife.
In the incident, Sarpanch Saraswati Chandravanshi (wife of the accused) suffered grievous injuries and is under treatment at Bhilai-based hospital where her condition is reportedly critical.
Preliminary police investigation revealed that accused Kartik Banjare was frustrated by the victory of his wife Saraswati in Panchayat election and usually suggested her to stay away from the politics. Kartik frequently had altercation with Saraswati over an issue of her being active in politics.
During the course of investigation, it came to light that the couple on Saturday night had exchange of heated words, said police, elaborating that in sudden burst of anger, Kartik brutally killed his two kids and also attacked his wife with axe. After commenting the heinous crime, the accused managed to escape from the spot.
Police have sent the bodies for autopsy and investigating the matter, added police.
In this connection, police have registered an offence against the accused under relevant section of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and investigating the matter, police said, adding that search is on for the absconding accused.