The hammer when examined beneath UV mild had blood stains on it, police mentioned. (Representational)
A 46-year-old man has been arrested from the Salem Tabri locality right here for allegedly killing three of a household with a hammer over being pestered to have a baby, police mentioned on Saturday.
The Ludhiana Police mentioned the accused Robin alias Munna was a neighbour of the household and the incident came about on Thursday.
Commissioner of Police (CP) Mandeep Singh Sidhu advised reporters right here that the victims had been a girl, her husband and her mother-in-law. The incident got here to mild on Friday morning.
Munna, an e-rickshaw driver, was aggravated as Surinder Kaur used to pester him about having a baby and searching for therapy. He was offended as Kaur used to boost the difficulty in entrance of his spouse, the officer mentioned.
On Thursday morning, in a match of rage, Munna attacked Kaur (aged round 70), her husband Chaman Lal (75) and her mother-in-law (aged round 90) with a hammer and bludgeoned them to dying, Sidhu mentioned.
Police mentioned after his arrest, Munna didn't present any signal of regret. He additionally pleaded that his spouse be arrested, as after him there was no person to take care of her, they mentioned.
Munna has confessed to having dedicated the crime, the CP mentioned.
To make the crime appear to be an accident, police mentioned, Munna opened the valve of a cooking fuel cylinder and lit an incense stick in order that the room catches hearth and all proof is destroyed.
Police have seized a bag containing a digital camera and a mobile-phone belonging to one of many victims from Munna. The weapon used within the crime has additionally been seized, they mentioned.
The hammer when examined beneath UV mild had blood stains on it, police mentioned.
The incident got here to mild on Friday morning when a milkman alerted neighbours concerning the victims' home being locked from inside and nobody responding, they mentioned. The milkman advised police that nobody had opened the door of the home on Thursday too.
Neighbours climbed the entrance wall and entered the home to seek out all of the three family members lifeless, police mentioned.
Surinder Kaur and Chaman Lal's 4 sons are working overseas, police mentioned.
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