Hindustan Times (Amritsar)

Man ends life after killing his two minor children

- HT Correspond­ent letterschd@hindustant­imes.com

HISAR: Allegedly upset over marital dispute, a 30-year-old man killed his two minor children by poisoning them and then committed suicide in Tohana town of Fatehabad district on Friday.

The deceased have been identified as Su nil Kumar ,30, a resident of Sap ra colony of To han a, his sixyear-old son Gan es hand threeyear-old daughter Ma him aR a ni.

Deputy superinten­dent of police (DSP) Samsher Singh Dahiya, said, “Sunil first gave a poisonous substance to his son and daughter and later consumed it himself. While the kids died on the spot, Su nil died on way to hospital .”

Victim’s brother Sikander Singh said, “It was about 7am when my mother called Si kan dar for breakfast. As there was no response, she went inside his room and saw the bodies of two children lying on the floor and Sunil gasping for life. She called the neighbours who rushed him to hospital, but he died on way to the Agroha medical college.”

A pal of gloom descended on the Sapra colony as the news

ACCUSED SUNIL OF FATEHABAD ALLEGEDLY HAD A DISPUTE WITH HIS WIFE SONIA , WHO RECENTLY LEFT HIS HOME AND STARTED LIVING WITH HER PARENTS IN HISAR; POLICE REGISTER ABETMENT TO SUICIDE CASE AGAINST SONIA AND HER PARENTS

about the tragedy spread.

Police have registered a case of abetment to suicide against Sunil’s wife Sonia, father-in-law Om Prakash and mother-in-law Shambho Devi, residents of Hansi sub-division in Hisar district.

Sources said the police recovered a suicide note from the victim’s possession.

DS PD a hi ya, said ,“We came to know that there was a dispute going in between Sunil and his wife Sonia for the past two years. Sonia had left his house a few days ago and was living with her parents in Hansi.

Sunil has been upset over the issue, which could be reason behind his suicide.”

Police sent the bodies of the deceased to the Fate ha bad general hospital for postmortem and started investigat­ions into the matter.

 ?? HT PHOTOS ?? Sunil Kumar with daughter Mahima; (right) son Ganesh
HT PHOTOS Sunil Kumar with daughter Mahima; (right) son Ganesh
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