Man arrested from Rajasthan after killing wife and three daughters in Delhi's Samaypur Badli

The accused, who was nabbed after 3 days, told police that he was facing financial issues and there were frequent fights between the couple over money.

Aman was arrested from Rajasthan’s Kishangarh on Saturday for allegedly killing his wife and three daughters at their rented accommodation in north Delhi’s Samaypur Badli on Wednesday, police said.

Deputy commissioner of police (Outer North) Hareshwar Swami said the accused is identified as Munchun Kewat, in his early 30s, a vegetable seller in Delhi's Azadpur Mandi. (PTI file photo for representation)

He told police he killed his wife due to financial pressure and repeated fights over money; he also murdered the children because he did not want to raise them.

Deputy commissioner of police (Outer North) Hareshwar Swami said the accused is identified as Munchun Kewat, in his early 30s, a vegetable seller in Azadpur Mandi.

The woman Anita, 30, and her daughters –-aged three, four, and five –- were found dead with their throats slit at their house on Wednesday.

“During preliminary interrogation, he allegedly told the team that he was facing financial issues and there were frequent fights between the couple over money. He killed the girls because he didn’t want to take their responsibility,” an officer aware of the matter said.