39-year-old man kills wife, 4 children in Gurugram, then attempts suicide

The man allegedly poisoned his wife and children. Then he slit his wrist and was also found lying at the spot in a pool of blood.

A 39-year-old man killed his wife and four children before attempting suicide in Wazirpur village in Gurugram late on Saturday, police officers said. The man was admitted to a government hospital in the city and is critical, they said.

The police said that according to an initial probe, the man allegedly poisoned his wife, who was in her late 20s, and the children. (Representative image/PTI)

The police said that according to an initial probe, the man allegedly poisoned his 35-year-old wife, three daughters – aged 14, 12 and 10 – and eight-year-old son.

“We have informed the woman’s family and the bodies are being sent for a post-mortem examination… Preliminary investigations indicate that the man poisoned all five and slit his wrist using a knife,” said Gurugram police spokesperson Sandeep Turan.

He said the family was from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh and lived in a rented house in Wazirpur for several years. “The man ran a salon in the area,” said Turan.

Neighbours informed the police control room between 9pm and 9.30pm on Saturday. An emergency response team, upon arriving at the spot, found the woman and the children unconscious. The man was lying in a pool of blood.

He will be quizzed after he recovers, an investigator said.